The gospel of John is dramatically different than the synoptic gospels (Matthew, Mark and Luke). Instead of organizing historical events into a chronology, John presents Jesus in all of his ...

Scholars call this extra stuff “paratext.” For the most part, everyone ignores it unless some controversy sparks debate over ...

I’ve been writing about biblical wisdom as we find it in the wisdom literature of the Old Testament; Proverbs, Job, Ecclesiastes, etc.

A ladder serves as a tool for communication between heaven and earth, between humans and God. It’s also a symbol of ...

Pope Francis recently recognized a second miracle linked to Carlo Acutis, the Millennial teen known as "God's influencer," ...

Paul’s words of caution about not causing others to stumble by what we do are a reminder that not everything that is morally right in itself is wise or helpful in every situation.

As the US election campaign rages on, we are hearing a good deal about the family ...

The reading for Trinity 16 in this Year B (Trinity 15 in other years) is Mark 8.27–38, the encounter with forms the pivot in the second gospel: until now, there has been power, success, dynamism and ...

The verb was made is perfect tense in the Greek, which means a “completed act.” Creation is finished. It is not a process still going on, even though God is certainly at work in his creation (John ...

The New Testament's language of 'gathering' is interesting and theologically rich. At one level, it simply designates the ...

And they told him, 'John the Baptist, others Elijah ... but anyone who loses his life for my sake, and for the sake of the gospel, will save it. The scene takes place in Upper Galilee, as Jesus walks ...