Page 12 - Hebrew Scriptures News Today

There are 613 commandments in the Torah, 248 do’s and 365 don’t’s from God about how and how not to live. This is called “The Law.”

Since the announcement that Pope Francis was naming fellow Argentinian Archbishop Victor Manuel Fernández, now cardinal-elect, as prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, he has been put under the microscope by the world’s press. The relationship between Pope Francis and Cardinal-elect Fernández goes back to their time together in Argentina, when

Reflection Date: August 15, 2023 Mary's life affirms God's promise

It’s shocking, though in no way overstated, to conclude that Americans today are living through a time of total spiritual warfare, when virtually all of the most contentious and consequential issues are neither political, ideological nor psychological. They are flat-out spiritual – good versus evil.

The Bible can be as gentle as a watercolor and as powerful as a thunderstorm. It can be taken literally or taken seriously but not always both.

Reflection Date: August 15, 2023 Mary's life affirms God's promise

Happy Friday, Gentle Readers. I hope this weekend allows you to do something to escape the heat since the world is boiling, and it’s all your fault. My wife attends monthly networking parties fo...

“I don’t think I was ever a homophobe, but I certainly came close,” writes Anglican priest Father Michael Coren about his journey from Catholicism to supporting LGBTQ rights.

What are we to make of the recent comments by Dennis Prager that Judaism calls only actions evil, not thoughts? And what should we think of his comments that someone deriving sexual pleasure from watching animated child porn was not doing something "evil"? (See here and here for relevant clips.) Christian readers are familiar with…

The riches of the spiritual insights found in the Bible are more than inspiring words. They express the healing truth of existence.