I think I might meander in a couple of directions today This is a busy time of year as we are coming to Spring Break at UST and I thought I might go back through our blog archives and re-post my last St Patrick s day blog post to save myself some time nbsp There was a minor problem I discovered
The Good Word
Podcast: Mario Paredes of the American Bible Society
I suspect readers of The Good Word would enjoy this week s podcast an interview with Mario J Paredes of the American Bible Society As the Roman Catholic liaison for ABS Mr Paredes coordinates outreach to Catholic leaders throughout the country He has helped setup Bible summits featuring not
Ash Wednesday, Private Acts of Piety and Public Ashes
My New Testament students have asked me on a number of occasions over the years about the ashes placed upon the forehead on Ash Wednesday They have not asked about the origin of the tradition or even its meaning as such what they have asked about is quite interesting and perfectly relevant for the
Brant Pitre’s “Jesus and the Jewish Roots of the Eucharist”
It rsquo s not a bad way to sell a book put ldquo secret rdquo in the title somewhere And in light of Dan Brown rsquo s success in selling books which are historical and theological nonsense but which claim to unlock age-old secrets why not use it in the title of a book that makes mostly hist
Brant Pitre’s
It rsquo s not a bad way to sell a book put ldquo secret rdquo in the title somewhere And in light of Dan Brown rsquo s success in selling books which are historical and theological nonsense but which claim to unlock age-old secrets why not use it in the title of a book that makes mostly hist
Brant Pitre’s “Jesus and the Jewish Roots of the Eucharist”
It rsquo s not a bad way to sell a book put ldquo secret rdquo in the title somewhere And in light of Dan Brown rsquo s success in selling books which are historical and theological nonsense but which claim to unlock age-old secrets why not use it in the title of a book that makes mostly hist
Brant Pitre’s “Jesus and the Jewish Roots of the Eucharist”
It rsquo s not a bad way to sell a book put secret in the title somewhere And in light of Dan Brown rsquo s success in selling books which are historical and theological nonsense but which claim to unlock age-old secrets why not use it in the title of a book that makes mostly historical and t
I love the Bible (Part One of….???)
I love the Bible for more reasons than I could possibly write in one blog post but I will stick with one reason here I love its oddly-angled continuities I could be describing my old house literally but I am describing the ways in which the coherence of the Bible takes its shape by winding and
NABRE: UPDATE UPDATED
With the Oscars still in mind in the Always the last to know category I received a phone call from the local Fox Network affiliate to talk to me about the revised edition of the New American Bible except they knew more about it than I Their slogan ldquo Wake up with Fox 9 rdquo now takes on
Don’t Worry, Be Happy!
Don rsquo t worry be happy Is this at the heart of Jesus rsquo teaching in Matthew 6 24-34 in the middle of the Sermon on the Mount Did Bobby McFerrin sum it all up in his 1988 hit It seems to me that McFerrin rsquo s feel good song shares some of the joy and delight in daily life that Jesus
