I want to wish all readers of this blog a Happy New Year I also want to let you know that I will be leaving for Greece and Turkey tomorrow with Dr Pavel Gavrilyuk and 25 students to explore the sites of ancient Christianity When able I will try to post on the sites the readings for our course

Elohim is something of a generic name for god it can be used to talk about many other gods than the God of Israel Each god had his proper name in the case of Israel that name was Yahweh nbsp When Matthew comments on the child described to Joseph by the angel of the Lord he says that this chil

One of the most important titles used to describe Jesus is King nbsp Given that Jesus and the people of the Gospels come from the culture of the Old Testament it is no surprise that when they wish to express their deepest hopes and desires they think of the greatest benefactor of their histor

One of the most enduring images of the Scriptures is light nbsp Divinity understanding love grace goodness divine presence are all symbolized by light nbsp The Radiant Dawn offers light to those who have lost their way has offered us the a way to follow that leads to peace with God and thu

For the Third Sunday in Advent I reflected on the joy inherent in the Christmas promises as we look to the past present and future Then some two days later I was felled by a bacterial infection that kept me in bed for the next five days unable to do much beyond sleep take my antibiotics and dr

This O-antiphon calls to the One who is nbsp referred nbsp to as the Key of David nbsp He is this in the sense that it is he who particularly through nbsp the death nbsp and resurrection of Jesus will open for us and for all the mighty gates of Heaven nbsp We are as Luke phrases it in darkne