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

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

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

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

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.

The Evangelists had come to believe that Jesus was indeed the bearer of divine authority.

Mark’s community found themselves waiting for deliverance during a time of great distress.

Only a life spent pursuing the love of God will leave something that survives the encounter with death.