“What are you looking for?”

In this Sunday's Readings - Second Sunday In Ordinary Time (2B), January 15, 2012 - John the Baptist looks hard at Jesus and says, ‘Look there is the Lamb
of God.’ The two disciples with him immediately follow Jesus. Our
Discussion Questions will guide your Sunday Bible Study with family, friends and church groups.

Behold the Lamb of God

At
the beginning of Advent we received a beautiful

"Prepare the way of the Lord, make straight his paths."

This Sunday, Dec. 4, 2011, we celebrate the Second Sunday in Advent
and the Readings feature John the Baptist. He didn’t look or talk like
the Jews of his time. He was not part of the crowd that had always held
power. Yet he talked about change. And the people listened, and
followed. Our Discussion Questions will guide your Sunday Bible Study with family, friends and church groups.

A Voice

"Be watchful! Be alert!"

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This Sunday we celebrate the First Sunday in Advent.
This marks the beginning of a new church year: the liturgical
actualization for us of

"Give them some food yourselves."

The miracle of the multiplication of loaves and fish that is mentioned in this Sunday's Readings - July 31, 2011 - 18th Sunday in Ordinary Time - is so central to the gospel message that it is one of the few miracles found in all four gospels. It help us recognize the gifts we have been given and the responsibility we have to give them to others. Our Discussion Questions will guide your

“Come after me, and I will make you fishers of men.”

In the Gospel for Sunday we see how Jesus picks up where John the Baptist left off. We are told that He has come to fulfill the scriptures, that He will bring light to the people; we are introduced to Jesus’ inner group of disciples and see how they are called. And we are told about His ministry of healing among the crowds that flocked to hear Him. Our Discussion Questions will guide your Online

"Behold, the Lamb of God"

The poinsettias are gone, the lights are down, the Christmas season is over. Now we move on with the very beginning of Jesus’ public life, usually referred to as his ministry. We come upon John the Baptist seeing Jesus and pointing to him, “Behold the Lamb of God.” Our Discussion Questions for January 16, 2011, the Second Sunday in Ordinary Time, will guide your Online Sunday Bible Study

"Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son"

On this Fourth Sunday of Advent we change our focus from John the Baptist to the Blessed Virgin Mary and St. Joseph. Our Discussion Questions will guide your Online Sunday Bible Study sessions with your family, friends and church groups.

Joseph and Christmas

In the drama of the incarnation, Jesus is, of course, the star. The co-star, though, is definitely mom. Without her love and labor, the

"Prepare the way of the Lord"

“Stay awake,” we heard last week. “Prepare,” we hear this week. Stay awake for the opportunities to serve the Lord. Prepare to find Him. The words of John the Baptist in this Sunday's Readings warn us against sleeping our lives away, against spiritual laziness. Our Discussion Questions for Dec. 5, 2010 - Second Sunday of Advent - will guide your Online Sunday Bible Study sessions with your family

"I have much more to tell you, but you cannot bear it now."

CATHOLIC LIVING TODAY Holy Trinity Sunday (HolyTrinityC), May 30, 2010BURNING QUESTION: What is Virtue?FEATURED BLOG: On Proper Dress for MassPRIESTS STORIES: Letters to PriestsPASTORAL HISPANA: La Santisima Trinidad es la Mejor ComunidadDear Friends,This Sunday we celebrate the revelation that He is three persons in one God — Father, Son and Spirit. This wasn’t handed down from the mountain in

"Receive the Holy Spirit"

CATHOLIC LIVING TODAYIssue Date: May 24, 2009Pentecost Sunday (PentecostB)Dear Friends:This weekend, Pentecost Sunday ends the season of Easter. It was on this day when the disciples came out of the room, lit up by the Holy Spirit, and started telling the people they met about Jesus. Our Discussion Questions this week will help your bible study sessions with your family, friends or church

"This I command you: love one another."

CATHOLIC LIVING TODAY with ParishWorld.netIssue Date: May 17, 2009 Sixth Sunday of Easter (Easter6B)BURNING QUESTION: Who is your neighbor? FEATURED BLOG: Catholic Mass vs. Protestant servicesVOCATION NEWS: "I'm praying for you to be a priest" PASTORAL HISPANA: El amor no tiene fronterasDear Friends,People think that Catholicism is simply a denomination of Christianity, a particular type or brand

"Whose sins you forgive are forgiven them"

CATHOLIC LIVING TODAY with ParishWorld.netIssue Date: April 19, 2009Second Sunday of Easter (Easter2B)BURNING QUESTION: What is Conscience? FEATURED BLOG: Why not just get rid of the Old Testament? RECONCILIATION NEWS: "I don't want to revenge!" PASTORAL HISPANA: Jesús nos revela su divina misericordiaDear Friends, The Catholic Church celebrates Divine Mercy Sunday this weekend. And it couldn't

"This is my blood of the covenant, which will be shed for many."

CATHOLIC LIVING TODAY with ParishWorld.netIssue Date: April 5, 2009Palm Sunday (LPalmB)BURNING QUESTION: What sacraments were instituted by Jesus on Holy Thursday?FEATURED BLOG: Jerusalem! Jerusalem! Jerusalem!VOCATION NEWS: El Grano Que MuerePASTORAL HISPANA: Pontiff: God Never Ceases to Call VocationsDear Friends:The Sunday before Easter is observed by virtually all Christians -- Protestant,

“We have found the Messiah”

CATHOLIC LIVING TODAY with ParishWorld.net“We have found the Messiah”Issue Date: January 18, 2009Second Sunday in Ordinary Time (2B)BURNING QUESTION: What is Holiness? FEATURED BLOG: 10 rules for handling disagreement like a ChristianVOCATION NEWS: A father and son swim the Tiber -- and become priestsPASTORAL HISPANA: Queremos conocer a Jesús Dear Friends, We start our journey this week with

You are my beloved Son, with you I am well pleased"

CATHOLIC LIVING TODAY with ParishWorld.net"Issue Date: January 11, 2009Feast of the Baptism of the Lord (B) BURNING QUESTION: Why do Catholic parents baptize their babies? FEATURED BLOG: Great Priests Have Helped Me Throughout My LifeVOCATION NEWS: Why does a young man consider the priesthood?PASTORAL HISPANA: El bautismo de Cristo, un nuevo nacimientoDear Friends,We start our journey this week