Many if not most Christians are probably familiar with the iconic scriptural account of the calming of the storm (Mt 8:23-27; Mk 4:35-41; Lk 8:23-27). Getting
In 1974, Professor Sidney Simon, now deceased, Professor Emeritus at the University of Massachusetts, came up with the acronym IALAC. He even made it into
I am not a big fan of contemporary “worship” music as a whole, but there are some pieces that appeal to me greatly. One of
If you’ve never heard someone voicing the maxim ‘live and let live,’ you just may be a hermit. ‘Live and live let live’ folk are
In a previous article, I wrote about the Christ-given originality and authority of the Catholic Church (click here to read it). In this article, I
A common charge leveled against the Catholic Church is that it wrongfully teaches that Christians can “earn” grace. The critics say that this conflicts with
“Oh no! Here they come!” At 8 am sharp, this is the thought going through my mind as the gates open to the noisy, bustling
Several years ago, I was challenged by an acquaintance of mine. He asked me, “Where is your line?” At first, I did not understand his
This Lent I had the blessing of reading M.C. Holbrook’s book of reflections on the daily Mass readings, The Safe Haven: Scriptural Reflections for the
I was randomly mulling over poetry recently and the words to the short poem My Garden by Thomas Edward Brown came to mind: A garden
The problem of the Biblical Canon (or the problem of Canonicity) is the question of which books and textual passages count as inspired Scripture, and
Have you ever noticed how ‘mountains’ have a prominent place in Scripture? The readings for the second Sunday in Lent, for instance, tell the story
Christians sometimes argue about canonicity, i.e., which books should be in the Bible (see “Bible Canon: What Is the Problem?”). One potential solution is to
The Catechism of the Catholic Church states that there are twelve fruit(s) of the Spirit (CCC 1832). It references that claim to the Scriptural text
The New Testament contains quotes from, and allusions to, other literature. Some sources identify as many as 132 such influences. A question sometimes raised is
When one reads the four Gospels detailing the life of Christ, quickly you see the importance of faith. We are even told when He visited
Christians have historically argued about the contents of the Bible. (For details, see “Bible Canon: What is the Problem?”). One way to try to resolve
Some words from the Holy Bible have found themselves in our everyday vocabulary, and it is interesting to study their origins when they were first
Over the centuries Christians have disagreed about which texts constitute Scripture, and about what the contents of the Bible should be. This is the problem
The meaning of the Sunday Mass Readings for September 2023 is made clearest by Catholic Doctrine. Let’s learn the doctrines in the Catechism of the
One of the most well know parables in scripture is that of the Prodigal Son. (Luke 15:11-32) Told in only 22 versus, this story is
Biblical texts like the book of Genesis exist in a Septuagint version, and they exist in a Masoretic Hebrew version. Unsurprisingly, that has led to
