The Good Word

We can close ourselves to the best of this life, and, however else we define sin, it is surely that.

This is the thirty-fifth entry in the Bible Junkies Online Commentary on the Acts of the Apostles In this entry James brother of John and Peter face the wrath of the authorities For previous entries please now go to the Complete Acts of the Apostle Commentary where you can find links to each of

Death doesn’t come by calendar or clock, but it need not come as thief.

There are truths about ourselves that we alone know. And there are others that everyone, except us, can see.

How good are we with the cracks, with responding to unexpected demands?

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To forget the kingdom to come is to make ourselves at home in the world.

When we pray, we know that someone is there.

Create the smallest of openings, and Christ can put Peter Pan to shame.

Pope Francis’ recent call for the church and for Catholics to apologize to the L.G.B.T. community is cause for hope.