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The Second Sunday of Ordinary Time

Peace to you and Grace from God our Father, the Lord Jesus Christ our Redeemer, and the Holy Spirit our comforter!

From the blog of Josh Gaventa at Jewish News

REFLECTIONS TODAY Reflections today The care of the sheep is a rich source of theological imagery. The sheep must be protected from wild beasts, thieves, dangers, and inclement weather (Gn 31:39-40). The shepherd leads the sheep to green pasture and water, and protects them. This is precisely wh

Why doesn’t the government pass legislation to liquidate all the Obeid family assets, pay the outstanding tax and keep the rest?

By Oliver Hoover for American Numismatic Society (ANS) ......   This last summer, an email message to the ANS Curatorial Department requested that an

Aarón Blanco Tejedor on Unsplash Last week we encountered Jesus’ teaching style in the Synoptic Gospels; he often uses storytelling and conversation to enlighten and inspire faith and action. In today’s Gospel, Jesus offers a visual demonstration, giving the apostles a physical experience as a way to increase their understanding. The wind ceased and there was great calm. (Mk 4:39) Liturgical day Readings Prayer What do you do when you are uncertain? How do you respond to signs of God’s p...

But what was the good news or gospel of Jesus, originally? Look how “Matthew” ( 5:13-14) understood those Messianists who neglect, forget, or abandon the “gospel.” To him, they were  This video presentation and the following essay dive into that question— Gospel Nextology For both John the Baptist and Jesus, God was about to inaugurate  theocracy ( = kingdom of God) for Israel. Therefore, the gospels of both John and Jesus concerned Israelite theocracy. Since this was “coming up ...

REFLECTIONS TODAY  The second appearance to the Eleven and the confession of Thomas are clearly the conclusion to the Gospel of John. Thomas’ address of “My Lord and my God!” to the risen Jesus (Jn 20:28) forms a literary conclusion with the opening verse of the Gospel, “… and the Word was God” (Jn 1:1). Moreover, the Gospel already ends with a conclusion (Jn 20:30-31). The Epilogue, the appearance to the seven disciples at the Sea of Tiberias, was probably derived from another tra...

Author: Gary R Gromacki PhD Category: General Apologetics Created: 01 May 2021 And if Christ is not risen, then our preaching is empty, and your faith is also empty (1 Cor 15:14). For Christians the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead is the foundation of our faith. Apart from the resurrection, there is no gospel, no good news for a despairing world. This article was first published in the Spring 2002 Journal of Ministry and Theology, publis...