A Journey Through the Scriptures

An ever growing collection of posts on the books of the Bible.

An ever growing collection of posts on the books of the Bible.

Wherein two Doctors of the Church speculate that the cross of Our Lord was a trap set for the devil.

Pope Leo XIV met with the leaders of the Neocatechumenal Way on Monday, January 19, 2026, and he spent a significant part of his address speaking of issues of unity and urging them to avoid exclusion, closure, intimidation and actions that arouse guilt and fear.

Overviews of two compelling interpretations of the creation narrative found in the first chapter of the Book of Genesis.

On the Atonement and dying to the powers of evil.

If the human race is descended from one pair of original parents, then who was Cain's wife?

A great prayer for the new year: Veni, Creator Spiritus.

Did St. Paul pray for a dead man? Some scholars think so.

What could be “lacking” in Christ’s afflictions? Wasn’t His sacrificial death for us sufficient?