The first reading and the Gospel offer us examples of hospitality and discipleship that should inform how we relate to one another and to God. Abraham, Mary and Martha exemplify attitudes and actions ...

Yet Jesus, the Word incarnate, found nothing greater than hearing and delivering his Father’s words, the “one thing … necessary.”  The chief mark of discipleship is receiving Jesus in his Word, as ...

Christian spirituality is discipleship, that is, a positive response to the call of Jesus, despite or even because of our personal unworthiness. In answering this call we have the examples of Simon ...

The Youth and Student Assembly (YASA) is a biennial representative meeting of young people and those involved in youth work in the Church. Its purpose is to evaluate youth work, assess young people's ...

In 1999, Oblate Fr. Ronald Rolheiser published The Holy Longing: The Search for a Christian Spirituality. It was an author's dream, selling some 250,000 copies and establishing Rolheiser as a beloved ...

Sunday, Sept. 4, is the 23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time. Mass Readings: Wisdom 9:13-18b; Psalm 90:3-4, 5-6, 12-13, 14 and 17; Philemon 9-10, 12-17; Luke 14:25-33. In today’s Gospel, Jesus defines four ...

Readings: Wisdom 9:13-18b; Psalm 90, R. In every age, O Lord, you have been our refuge.; Philemon 9-10, 12-17; Gospel – Luke 14:25-33 The cost of discipleship is the major theme of this Sunday’s ...

Brother M. Joseph Brough, Second Counselor in the Young Men General Presidency, delivered Tuesday’s BYU Devotional address. He spoke about the influence of women as teachers and as examples of ...