“He brought him outside and said, ‘Look toward heaven and count the stars, if you are able to count them.’ Then he said to him, ‘So shall your descendants be.’...
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On Ash Wednesday, we read St. Paul’s words to the Christians in Corinth: “We are ambassadors of Christ.” This exhortation reminds us that St. Paul lived a life...
Recently, I was shopping for books to add to my kids’ library. As I perused the selection, I wondered: Should I lean more into faith formation and spark an...
The calendar for this jubilee year is pretty straightforward. In February, for example, we celebrate the armed forces, police, and security personnel (Feb...
While scholars continue to do extensive research and reflection on the Book of Revelation, there are some who approach it with a different intent: to try to...
This month is the Feast of Epiphany, when we celebrate the coming of the magi to the Christ child and recognize that Jesus came for all—Gentiles and Jews, even...
The better question is: Who were the Herods? Five or six Herods governed around Palestine. Only two are of interest in the gospels. The name appears more than...
Listen on: Spotify | Apple Podcasts Often, Catholics refer to Mary with the various honorifics we have attached to her over the centuries:...
“And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host, praising God and saying, ‘Glory to God in the highest heaven, and on earth peace among...
In Liturgical Hermeneutics of Sacred Scripture (Catholic University of America Press, 2023), Marco Benini discusses how liturgy allows the community to...
