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 ...

The Church celebrates this Wednesday, October 28, the feast of the apostles Saint Simon and Saint Jude Thaddeus, two of the ...

Good morning, everyone. This may be sudden, but can you name all 12 disciples? There are 12 disciples of Jesus in the Bible, ...

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 ...

When Jesus saw his mother and the disciple there whom he loved, he said to his mother, “Woman, behold, your son.” Then he said to the disciple, “Behold, your mother.” And from that hour the disciple ...

See Vatican News to discover the life-story and message of St. Mary Magdalene, Disciple of the Lord, the Saint of the Day 22 ...

Yesterday, November 30, was the Feast of St. Andrew, Jesus’s first apostle. Why did Jesus call on Andrew to become his first disciple? Matthew’s Gospel gives us a hint. Peter and Andrew were “casting ...

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 ...

It was a time of change and a horrible time for Jews, apostles, and Christians. The first Christians were primarily Jews. Jews thought Christians should convert to Judaism, or some thought they should ...