Our Sunday Visitor’s contributing editor Russell Shaw writes about his upcoming book The Life of Christ. It is a narrative of the life of Christ, taken from the four Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John. The book sticks closely to the
In the last of a 12-part series on the life of Christ, Russell Shaw covers the Last Supper discourse, the seizure of Jesus and his trial, his crucifixion, death, Resurrection and Ascension. He summarizes: “The Gospels give relatively brief accounts of the
In part 11 on the life of Christ, Russell Shaw describes that after Jesus raises Lazarus from the dead, the Pharisees fear that the people will rebel and desire to crown Jesus a king. Jesus enters Jerusalem in triumph, but the chief
In the 10th installment on the life of Christ, Russell Shaw writes about the Sadducees and Pharisees, the opposition who were hostile and unyielding from the start, and by the end, they had become murderous. Telling themselves that serving God required getting
In the ninth installment on the life of Christ, Russell Shaw writes after Jesus asks the apostle, “Who do people say I am?” Peter responds acknowledging Jesus as the messiah. The apostles witness Jesus’ Transfiguration, but still, the disciples lack the faith
In the eighth installment on the life of Christ, Russell Shaw writes about Jesus’ announcement of the Eucharist, a message embraced by some, rejected by others. Jesus feeds the multitude and then announces, “Amen, amen, I say to you, unless you eat
In Part 7 of his ongoing series, the Life of Christ, Russell Shaw explores the kingdom of God and looks at the parables of the good Samaritan and the prodigal son. These parables tell us something extremely important about the kingdom of
Rather than being the text of a single discourse by Jesus, the Beatitudes is a collection of Jesus’ teachings. This is how Jesus Christ said men and women should organize and conduct their lives. There are two versions of the sermon in
Russell Shaw, in his ongoing series on the Life of Christ, explores the sensation Jesus created, which can be summarized in this passage from Matthew’s Gospel: “He went around all of Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, proclaiming the gospel of the kingdom,
Miracles, cleansing the Temple, spiritual enlightenment mark Jesus’ witness as he shares the Good News