Matthew 3:13-15 describes Jesus’ baptism. It is interesting to ask, “Does Jesus need to be baptized?. After all, He is completely without sin. He is God!” Some commentaries say that when He enetered the Jordan River, He baptized the water. He consecrated it, made the baptismal waters holy and pure for us. I like that. […]
Author: Joe Galloway
Epiphany
Epiphany – when we celebrate the arrival of the Magi in Bethlehem to meet Jesus. We did this on Sunday 1-4-26, but in New Orleans where I am, we celebrate Three Kings Day on 1-6. This is the date that king cakes are perpetually available in every bakery in town. Watch out waistline! On Epiphany […]
Are You the One?
John the Baptist gives the best example of legacy. His life’s work was focused on Jesus. John wanted his followers to come to know Jesus better. So, he sent his disciples to ask Jesus, “are you the one?” Here he was in prison, as we read in Matthew 11, in dire straits, and he asked […]
Who is Your King?
OnThe Solemnity of Jesus Christ, King of the Universe you might ask yourself, who is your king? As Christians, we know that Jesus is King. But, what a strange way for Him to exercise His Kingship–at least to our human, worldly understanding of what a king is. We see Jesus’s Kingship made powerful in His […]
St. Paul is Our Model
We read in 2 Thessalonians 3:6-9 how St. Paul is our model. He said, “We instruct you, brothers, in the name of [our] Lord Jesus Christ, to shun any brother who conducts himself in a disorderly way and not according to the tradition they received from us. For you know how one must imitate us. […]