During the first weeks of Ordinary Time, the Church also leads us through the first episodes in Jesus’ public ministry. Mark’s Gospel — the focus of this year’s readings — contains no Infancy ...

During my recent trip to Israel, on a cold, windy and rainy day, I was blessed to visit the extraordinary archaeological site of Capernaum. A sign posted at the entrance to the site caught my ...

This is the Daily Gospel for January 16, 2026, which is the Friday of the First week in Ordinary Time. READ MORE: Daily ...

Pastor Nolan Lee: Our sermons are always focused on the exegetical first, but we teach in a topical manner. We have four preaching pastors who rotate. I lead the preaching and I encourage the pastors ...

One of the themes that Luke follows throughout his writings is the idea of the “great reversal.” The arrival of Jesus, Luke thought, would topple kings, confuse the proud and lift up the lowly. As ...

On the first day of our 2019 Holy Land Pilgrimage, we made a short drive to Capernaum where Jesus began His Galilean ministry. Here, we explored the synagogue which dates to the time of Christ and saw ...

A new trail across northern Israel offers travelers the chance to walk — or trot — through New Testament sites in the footsteps of Jesus. The newly opened Gospel Trail winds for 39 miles, heading ...