The Book of Wisdom 6:12–16 (NABRE) describes many positive attributes of wisdom. This deuterocanonical book is one of the last written in the Old Testament and clearly shows the influence of Greek thought on the Jewish mindset. For many Greeks, wisdom was one of the deepest held and most highly …
This weekend we celebrate the feasts of All Saints and All Souls. These two feasts fall back-to-back on the liturgical calendar and focus on the departed by first inviting us to entreat prayers from the saints and then to pray for all fallen souls. The distinction between saints and everyone …
In the Gospel According to Matthew 22:36 (NABRE), a lawyer asks Jesus an extremely important question: “Teacher, which commandment in the law …
In the opening of his First Letter to the Thessalonians, Paul gives us an interesting and important insight into the attitude of …
The Letter to the Philippians 4:13 (NABRE) contains Paul’s familiar statement, “I have the strength for everything through him who empowers me.” …
In the Letter to the Philippians 4:6 (NABRE), Paul urges his readers to “have no anxiety,” a powerful statement, though this translation …
Paul’s Letter to the Philippians 2:6-11 (NABRE) contains a well-known and powerful description of Jesus. In the opening of this passage, Paul …
In the Gospel According to Matthew, Jesus tells a parable about a master who pays laborers the same wage whether they worked …
The Book of Sirach 28:1 (NABRE) focuses on vengeful people and God’s vengeance. On the surface, this seems like a bit of …
In the Gospel According to Matthew 18:18 (NABRE), Jesus says to his disciples “Amen, I say to you, whatever you bind on …