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Do You Know that the Bible Tells You How to Love Your Wife?
Maybe the inspired Biblical writers saw the truth in the old adage: Happy wife, happy life. A wife who feels cherished is likely to cherish her husband, too. But if you don’t feel appreciative at the...
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New Must-Have Bible For Catholics
I want to call it to your attention to the new Didache Bible, which I’ve recommended as a Christmas gift, but which is available now to purchase. It’s a brand new Bible developed and published jointly...
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“A.D. The Bible Continues”: Faithful and Entertaining
Following months of hype, the time has finally come to see if A.D. The Bible Continues lives up to all our expectations. Well, after we sit through the pre-show commercials for erectile function...
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Tennessee Senate Votes Down Proposal to Make Bible Official State Book
Should the sacred scriptures of one or two religions be honored as the official book of a state, in the spirit of having a "state bird" or "state song?" The Tennessee State Senate thinks not. The upper...
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The Perfect Conclusion to John’s Gospel, and Afterwards
The first Sunday after Easter was “Low Sunday,” so-called because of the anticlimactic nature of anything following the high drama of Easter itself. But the readings for the day actually tell us a...
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Many of the World’s Languages Still Don’t Have a Bible
South Sudan has more than 65 tribes speaking different languages and dialects. There may be over 100 languages used among them. The Dinka tribe speaks a language called Jieng. They have a Bible, but...
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Reading Mark to Know Peter
April 25 is the traditional feast day of St. Mark, the Evangelist. Although Mark’s Gospel is today given precedence as the earliest of the four canonical gospels, it was little appreciated or cited in...
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Savoring the Bread of Life: Reflecting on the Sunday Gospel
Savoring the Bread of LifeReflection for the Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year B)August 2, 2015 Jesus said to them, “I am the bread of life; whoever comes to me will never hunger, and whoever...
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An Expansive Faith: Reflecting on the Sunday Gospel
An Expansive FaithReflection for the Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year B)August 9, 2015 Jesus said to them, “Stop murmuring among yourselves. No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me...
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How Can This Man Give Us His Flesh to Eat?
Living the WordReflection for the Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year B)August 16, 2015 Jesus said to the crowds: “I am the living bread that came down from heaven; whoever eats this bread will...
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“Do You Also Want to Leave?”: Reflecting on the Sunday Gospel
Reflection for the Twenty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year B) August 23, 2015 May of Jesus’ disciples who were listening said, “This saying is hard; who can accept it?”… As a result of this, many of...
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“The Bible Is an Extremely Dangerous Book,” Pope Tells Young People
On the occasion of the publication of the new Bible for youth, Pope Francis has written a very personal account of his own relationship with Scripture. Writing the prologue to the new German edition of...
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A Catholic’s Guide to Reading the Bible in a Year
There are a lot of Catholic stereotypes that don’t make a lot of sense to me. I’ve never understood the concept of Catholic guilt when Catholics have a corner on absolution. Nor have I seen any...
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