Gospel of Matthew
Why Holy Week is made for this pandemic
By Thomas Reese — April 9, 2020
(RNS) — The suffering servants that the prophet Isaiah speaks of are the doctors, nurses and caretakers who are risking their lives, getting sick and dying after ministering to those who are sick.
Trusting Jesus in the COVID-19 storm
By Greg Laurie — April 2, 2020
(RNS) — We all know the feeling of the downward spiral of fear, anxiety and worry. We ‘start to sink’ when we forget God’s promises to us. We forget that he is in control of our lives.
Baptism for mission, not only the remission of sins
By Thomas Reese — January 15, 2020
(RNS) — If we continue the mission of Jesus, then the Father can say of us, ‘These are my beloved sons and daughters, with whom I am well pleased.’
Why Nancy Pelosi doesn’t hate the president and prays for him instead
By Thomas Reese — December 5, 2019
(RNS) — Even when she wants to impeach President Donald Trump, Pelosi says she doesn't hate him. Instead, she says, her Catholic faith teaches her to pray for him even if they disagree.
Will the world end with a bang, a whimper — or Christ?
By Thomas Reese — December 1, 2019
(RNS) — The Scriptures support the optimistic view that we still have a chance to make the world welcoming for Christ and the view that Christ will come to end a world we've made a mess of.
It’s unfair to say Christians’ pro-life stance ends at birth
By Trillia Newbell — May 21, 2019
(RNS) — God is always working in ways we don’t often see. Evidently, so are his people.
Did Isaiah really predict the Virgin birth?
By Daniel Burke — December 12, 2012
(RNS) A new Catholic translation of the Bible tweaks an Old Testament text -- Isaiah 7:14 -- that many Christians consider a prophecy about Jesus’ birth. So, why did they alter a 2,745-year-old prophecy, and does it change what the church teaches about Jesus’ virgin birth? By Daniel Burke.
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