Making Disciples

In this issue of Catholic Update, Franciscan friar John R. Barker introduces us to the Gospel that we'll be hearing at Sunday Mass throughout 2011: the Gospel of Matthew. Sometimes called ""the Gospel of the Church,"" Matthew's focuses on the community of disciples. How do we follow Jesus? Why a Church? How can we be Church together, in a loving, forgiving way? Answers to these questions and more make this an excellent supplement to Sunday worship until Advent 2011 and beyond. John R. Barker, O.F.M., is a doctoral student at Boston College. He has an M.A. in theology from Catholic Theological Union in Chicago. His article ""Key to the Gospel of Luke"" appeared in St. Anthony Messenger.