The core of Jesus' preaching is the kingdom of God. And the difficulty is for us to hear that term as 100 percent political and 100 percent religious. Not one, not the other.

Did Jesus preach, as best we know? And if he did preach what kinds of things did he preach about? When Jesus speaks, the major verb that is used in the gospel accounts is "to teach...." He teaches ...

We all must learn from Jesus’ model of powerful preaching and teaching. Note, then, four basic qualities of Jesus as preacher and teacher: The text says, “Jesus entered the synagogue and taught.

The characteristics of discipleship; Jesus’ teaching on prayer (Matthew 6:5-8) The parable of the Pharisee and the tax collector (Luke 18:9-14) ...

So, Jesus’ words in today’s Gospel about conflict between generations and within families are no surprise. The historical context heightened the urgency of the Jesus’ teaching.

Jesus preaching the sermon on the mount. From The Holy Bible published by William Collins, Sons, & Company in 1869. Chromolithograph by J.M. Kronheim & Co. (Universal History Archive/Getty Images) ...

In the Bible we witness Jesus teaching and preaching all throughout Galilee. It seems that he, too, knew the importance of ...

Church teaching has evolved to acknowledge that the ideal marriage Jesus defends is not always evident in many unions, contracted without full knowledge, freedom and capacity.

Jesus didn’t die because he told parables or because he proclaimed good news to the poor. Jesus died, historically speaking, because he was a popular leader, and Pilate, like any intelligent Roman ...