If you were asked to describe our world in one word, would you choose the word “peaceful”? I’m guessing there are a lot of other words that come to mind before peaceful. Your list may include words ...

JESUS: WORD MADE FLESH by Gerard S. Sloyan. Liturgical Press (Collegeville, Minn., 2008). 194 pp., $19.95. JESUS: A PORTRAIT by Gerald O'Collins, S.J. Orbis ...

"I am the vine, you are the branches. Whoever remains in me and I in him will bear much fruit, because without me you can do nothing" (John 15:5). This verse comes from the Gospel of John, one of the ...

One recent night in Spain, my friend Boaz and I sat down for dinner at a tapas restaurant. We had been exploring the country for nearly a week and were exhausted. Blame it on the time of year or the ...

Gabriel Jesus is seeking a new experience after his star at Arsenal waned, so his entourage offered him to AC Milan, who are considering the idea. It had already been suggested this month that the ...

In John’s “Bread of Life” discourse, Jesus presents a symbol that functions on multiple levels. At its root, the “bread” Jesus speaks of is the life he shares with the Father. In this bond of love, ...

Photo by Jake Blucker on Unsplash. In today’s Gospel, Jesus declares, “I am the bread of life.” Jesus often speaks in symbolic ways, especially in John. The symbol of the bread of life, the bread from ...