There are still a few biblical issues in my mind regarding the recent decision to exclude two schoolchildren from the Catholic school at the Sacred Heart of Jesus parish in Boulder Colorado They are as follows is it for the children rsquo s benefit to turn them away from school in order that th

The Gospel passage for the Wednesday of the Fourth week of Lent John 5 17-30 seems on first reading to be like so much of John ethereal and other-worldly It might be that as well but it is one of the most down-to-earth passages in the Gospels Some years ago the British New Testament scholar C

It was less than a month ago Ash Wednesday that I wrote on 2 Corinthians 5 20-6 2 The second reading for the Fourth Sunday of Lent 2 Corinthians 5 17-21 overlaps with the Ash Wednesday passage in a substantial manner I wrote then that Paul is indeed making an official offer a guaranteed of

Does the Apostle Paul help us understand what rsquo s going on in Denver You might ask what rsquo s going on in Denver Two children preschoolers whose parents are lesbians are not going to be able to continue their education in the Catholic school at Sacred Heart of Jesus parish The reasons o

There are numerous positives to blogging on the scripture people actually read what you have written the time between writing and publishing is not measured in months and years but in minutes and you can write in a less formal style than is required by academia allowing you often to bridge hear

There are many ways in which Paul speaks of what Christ has done for us justification transformation glorification redemption salvation freedom and reconciliation There are more terms which Paul uses but I want to focus on reconciliation which is used in the Second Reading for Ash Wednesda

By whatever name it is called Carnival Fat Tuesday Shrove Tuesday Fastnacht people know Mardi Gras whether Catholic or not Whether they know the purpose of it is another matter since Mardi Gras in New Orleans the best known example of the celebration in North America seems to be a celebrat

You want love on St Valentine rsquo s Day You rsquo ve come to the right place No they do not call me Dr Love least of all my wife who has the most and best information I introduce you to St Paul and his account of the significance of Jesus Christ rsquo s resurrection the one who loves us

The Gospel passage for today Thursday of the Fifth Week in Ordinary Time Mark 7 24-30 deals with Jesus rsquo encounter with the Syro-Phoenician woman whose Matthean parallel I blogged about on three different occasions last Lent here here and here In Mark rsquo s version as in Matthew rsquo

The relationship of Jesus to the Torah the Law of Moses is a decidedly complex issue in general In the case of specifics such as the kosher or dietary laws it can be just as complex The Gospel reading for the Memorial of Saint Scholastica virgin February 10 Mark 7 14-23 is indeed complex