
Have you ever hidden your faith to fit in with the group? Do you feel that contradiction between stating who you are and maintaining your popularity? Jesus warned: “If anyone is ashamed of me and my message, the Son of Man will be ashamed of that person when he returns in his glory and in…

A man approached Jesus and asked him, “Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?” This man had strived to obey all the commandments, and Jesus pointed out to him, “There is one thing you still lack. Go, sell all your possessions and give the money to the poor, and you will have…

When Jesus was born in Bethlehem, wise men from the East came to Jerusalem, following a star that stopped over the place where the child was. Upon entering the house, they saw the child with his mother, Mary, and bowing down, they worshipped him. Opening their treasures, they presented him with gifts: gold, frankincense, and…

Mary was pledged to be married to Joseph, but before they came together, it was discovered that she was pregnant through the Holy Spirit. Joseph, being a righteous man and unwilling to expose her to public disgrace, decided to divorce her quietly. However, an angel appeared to him in a dream and said, “Joseph, do…

God sent the angel Gabriel to Nazareth, to a virgin named Mary. She was pledged to be married to a man named Joseph. Gabriel appeared to her and said, “Greetings, highly favored woman. The Lord is with you. Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God.” She had been chosen from…

Many people think that praying is merely a religious act, but it’s much more than that. In reality, praying is conversing with God, opening our hearts completely to Him, knowing that no one can understand us as much as the One who created us. When we talk about conversing with God, we speak of an…

A man with leprosy approached, knelt before Jesus, and begged him to heal him. “If you want to, you can heal me and make me clean,” he exclaimed. Moved with compassion, Jesus reached out his hand and touched him. “I do want to,” he said. “Be healed.” Instantly, the leprosy disappeared, and the man was…

Many people are searching for something in life and don’t know what it is. The thirst for meaning, love, and transcendence is something that has become widespread in our current world. Jesus was sitting by a well and there he said: “Whoever drinks of this water will thirst again, but whoever drinks of the water…

Feeling joy amidst pain might seem contradictory. However, Jesus, when foretelling his disciples of his death on the cross, warned them: “Truly, truly, I say to you, you will weep and lament, but the world will rejoice. You will be sorrowful, but your sorrow will turn into joy. When a woman is giving birth, she…

Jesus warned those who only lived in the present: “What sorrow awaits you who are rich, for your only happiness is here and now. What sorrow awaits you who are well-fed now, for you will go hungry. What sorrow awaits you who laugh now, for your laughing will turn to mourning and sorrow.” It’s not…