In every Eucharist, we too have a living encounter with Jesus. In every Mass, we enter into his presence, from the first ...

When Bishop Earl Boyea’s new apostolic initiative, “On the Road to Emmaus,” launched in the Diocese of Lansing on June 11, the Solemnity of Corpus Christi, there were already more than 20,000 ...

Ever wonder why Jesus picked the disciples? They hardly seem like the cream of the crop. They spent a fair bit of Jesus’ ministry asking stupid questions and demonstrating petty jealousies. There were ...

Sunday, April 19, is the Third Sunday of Easter. Mass readings: Acts 2:14, 22-33; Psalm 16:1-2, 5, 7-8, 9-10, 11; 1 Peter ...

This is Italian artist Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio’s depiction of Jesus, second from right, having dinner with two of his disciples after his resurrection. Caravaggio lived from 1571-1610.

A depiction of the gospel scene of Emmaus. (Credit: Fraternita di Emmaus.) Listen As the universal Church continues to celebrate the Lord’s Resurrection through the Easter Season, Christians are ...

The story of the disciples on the road to Emmaus is a favorite of mine. I love the image of pilgrims traveling together, struggling to understand tragedy and loss. I love that Jesus enters the story ...

In the first sentence in tomorrow’s Gospel (Luke 24: 13 – 35) Luke tells the reader that two of Jesus’s disciples were on their way to Emmaus, and they were talking about all that had happened. For ...