The call of Nathaniel, also known as Bartholomew, tells us a lot about how disciples become apostles. A disciple is someone who is learning about Jesus. An apostle is someone who knows Jesus enough to ...

and appointed you to go and bear fruit that will remain, so that whatever you ask the Father in my name he may give you.” I won’t embarrass the priest who underlined this point to great effect during ...

On this Easter Sunday, I’d like to ask one deceptively simple question: Who were the apostles? As a child in Sunday school, I dimly lumped the apostles and disciples together. But that’s too neat.

Find today’s readings here. “Jesus went up to the mountain to pray, and he spent the night in prayer to God. When day came, he called his disciples to himself, and from them he chose Twelve, whom he ...

We got used to Jesus’ disciples/apostles being men, and that could become an influence on our view of women in leadership in ...

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