The Good Word

The second O-antiphon is a cry to the Lord of Israel that He stretch out His hand to save us nbsp In this antiphon we are reminded of the crucial act of salvation prior to Jesus the giving of the Law God s own best thought nbsp to Moses on Mount Sinai nbsp Moses himself the antiphon says r

O Wisdom is our evening antiphon to introduce Mary s Magnificat nbsp Wisdom is the first word suggested to us to consider as we approach Christmas Day nbsp For centuries before Jesus and for all centuries up to our own people have sought the wisdom by which to live a happy life nbsp For bei

We have had what I consider a rousing discussion on the Immaculate Conception still ongoing as I write with cris de coeur from some participants that we concentrate more on our relationship with God and less on dogmatic definitions Dogmatic definitions in a sense set the boundaries of discussio

The Feast of the Immaculate Conception of Mary causes difficulties for this biblical scholar for though biblical passages are read on the feast day none of them clearly support the doctrine as promulgated by the Church This is not to say that the Church through its Tradition does not have acces

In the preparation and waiting of Advent both the waiting associated with the Incarnation and Christmas and the preparation for the Second Coming one of the questions that arises is how do you prepare How is anticipation channeled In the passage for the Second Sunday of Advent from Paul rsquo s

On November 15 I posted Apocalypse Now in which nbsp I stated that ldquo there is one line however that we must return to in another post ndash lsquo truly I tell you this generation will not pass away until all these things have taken place rsquo – for it is a promise difficult to interp

Second Sunday of Advent Year C The entrance antiphon and gospel specifically and the first reading and response more allusively speak of God rsquo s role to ldquo save rdquo give ldquo salvation rdquo to Israel believers perhaps all humans and even creation Now is a good time to ask exact

I love the Christmas season even if prior to becoming a Catholic I tried to invent it myself nbsp Admittedly it was an inchoate creation based upon buying little treats each week which I would hide away in preparation for Christmas day These were not mind you gifts for family members just

It does not seem proper to leave the Good Word alone on Thanksgiving particularly with the last post clinging to the top of the list I have meant to post earlier but the end of semester and the Society of Biblical Literature meeting in New Orleans gobbled up my time Thanks so much for reading

I took a course on law in high school In a mock trial I was haranguing a witness and I can still remember my teacher blurting out John you rsquo re flogging a dead horse I thought I might be flogging a dead horse with my first entry on the Conservative Bible Project CBP but I think there