Reflection: The Emmaus road is the story of the Christian life. These disciples were walking away from Jerusalem and the apostolic faith community in defeat and dejection. They had lost hope.

"The early Christian movement should have died ... sustains us in suffering and adversity, as it did those disciples on the road to Emmaus," said Johnston. He added that "according to Jesus ...

Anyone else feel like they’re trudging along an endless road to Emmaus right now? But it’s not the good part, when Jesus shows up and sets hearts afire. No, it’s when the disciples haven’t ...

The Gospel of Luke ends with a masterpiece, a literary and theological fireworks display, the story of the travelers to Emmaus. The risen Jesus appears to two disciples and tells ... not come across ...

Later, when they shared a meal, the disciples’ eyes were opened and Christ revealed himself to them. In its simplest form, then, the Road to Emmaus is about people walking with a teacher, studying ...