Whoever the Beloved Disciple at the Last Supper is, on that retreat I was being invited to take that place—to be the Beloved ...

John apparently had a special relationship with Jesus, being “the disciple whom Jesus loved” and sat next to Him at the last supper. He was present at most major events during Jesus ...

In a recent conversation with Scripture scholar Luke Timothy Johnson on “Preach: The Catholic Homilies Podcast,” I invited him to reflect on the accounts of Jesus’ Passion in the Gospels of Luke and ...

13-20. Chapter 21 is like an addendum or afterword in which Jesus appears again to the apostles and has the memorable "Do you love me?" discussion with Peter over a fish breakfast. John weaves a ...

Thus, for John, “the Jews,” as puppet-masters, control Pilate. John 19:38 describes Joseph of Arimathea as Jesus’ disciple, but a “secret one because of his fear of the Jews.” The language divorces ...

TEACHER: After that there was James, John, Philip ... These people were known as disciples. The disciples helped Jesus to teach about love, forgiveness, and God’s will for us.