With the Nativity of our Lord Jesus Christ already behind us, today’s gospel talks about the beginning of the Ministry of our Lord in Galilee. While the Bible doesn’t give us definite answers about ...

It’s the 3rd Sunday in the Ordinary Time and today’s gospel is quite timely because Cebu plays host to the 51st International Eucharistic Congress as it speaks of the beginning of the Galilean ...

NAZARETH, Israel - We climbed the narrow streets of Jesus' boyhood home in Nazareth and looked out from a steep ridge. Did he really walk here? A broad valley winds northeast toward the Sea of Galilee ...

A dirt path begins across the road from a bus-congested holy site on Israel's Sea of Galilee, winding up a hill covered with wild oat and thistle. Thousands of pilgrims each year visit the stone ...

Jesus of Nazareth’s three-year public ministry began when he swept into Tab’ha on the shores of Lake Kinneret and attracted his first four disciples. Most of his sermons were delivered, and his ...

Did Jesus preach, as best we know? And if he did preach what kinds of things did he preach about? When Jesus speaks, the major verb that is used in the gospel accounts is "to teach...." He teaches his ...

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 ...

Amid growing concerns over a lack of discipleship in the global Church and the inability to keep pace with shifting demographics, Bishop Efraim Tendero, executive director of the Galilean Movement and ...