The miraculous star and exotic messengers reveal Jesus’ messianic role.

Even the simplest moment has in it a world-changing significance for anyone who is ready to find the work of God.

Many dreamed of an apocalyptic day when God would sweep oppressive realities away.

John the Baptist affirmed that God was at work, preparing a savior who would clean out Israel’s spiritual and moral corruption.

In Luke’s Gospel, the kingdom appears gradually, like the gathering clouds of a storm.

A disciple who seeks these signs can help the risen Christ restore some fallen corner of creation.

Building our lives around divine love will give our words the power to heal, to deliver and to save.

Many of the great saints typify one or more of the beatitudes.

Whatever we give—time, resources, skills, attention—the offering ought to be like the widow’s: complete, courageous and with total trust in grace.

Jesus drew on the biblical meaning of love, commanding unwavering loyalty to God and neighbor.