John 6

The Bible offers conflicting answers.

Living outside poverty is a wonderful thing, but it leaves one open to the temptation of a divided heart.

“Trust me!” Jesus says, and the more he says it, the less the crowd is inclined to go along.

The disciples remember every miracle that Jesus did, every truth that he proclaimed.

The church doesn’t always value people as God does. Not even Mary.

Before judging individuals for their sin, we should try to understand the forces of evil influencing them.

Communion is not the only time we seek Jesus like a hungry baby.

People must have gasped when Jesus opened his mouth and said 'I am.'

I have an enduring memory of bread I ate when I was four. Jesus' bread also abides.

At that deserted spot on the Sea of Galilee, Jesus could've used a grocery store.

Because my yearning comes from somewhere, and that somewhere must be you.

In our Gospel text, some of Jesus’ disciples find his teaching hard. Eating his body? Drinking his blood? I didn’t sign up for this. Couldn’t I just pray for you?

I often think I hear colleagues asking, “How could we attract nuns to our church?” Actually they’re talking about “the nones,” of course. One of the clearest findings of the Pew Forum’s new religious landscape study is that fewer and fewer people have any religious affiliation at all. Catholics and mainline Protestants show the biggest drop. 

I feel pretty conflicted about all of this.

These Gospel stories can seem so familiar. But sit with the disciples in the little wooden boat, and Jesus' power will render you speechless.

Offering the elements to the unbaptized can be seen as a development and not a revolution, but it is a significant change. Is it a good one?

Offering the elements to the unbaptized can be seen as a development and not a revolution, but it is a significant change. Is it a good one?