May 2022

The Good News Jesus is praying for us in today’s Gospel. We are those who have come to believe in Him through the Word of the Apostles, handed on in His Church. Jesus showed the Apostles His glory, made known the Father’s name and the love He has had for…

Council of Jerusalem: Scott Hahn on the 6th Sunday of Easter The first Church council, the Council of Jerusalem we hear about in today’s First Reading, decided the shape of the Church as we know it. Some Jewish Christians had wanted Gentile converts to be circumcised and obey all the…

New For All Ages: Scott Hahn on the 5th Sunday in Easter By God’s goodness and compassion, the doors of His kingdom have been opened to all who have faith, Jew or Gentile. That’s the good news Paul and Barnabas proclaim in today’s First Reading. With the coming of the…

Shepherd & the Lamb: Scott Hahn on the 4th Sunday of Easter Israel’s mission—to be God’s instrument of salvation to the ends of the earth (see Isaiah 49:6)—is fulfilled in the Church.By the “Word of God” that Paul and Barnabas preach in today’s First Reading, a new covenant people is…