Six for Six

Where did the Church get the idea that what looks like bread and wine in the Eucharist is actually the Body and Blood of Jesus?  Catholics can turn to the sixth chapter of the Gospel of John for the answers.

The Seven Gifts of the Holy Spirit

The Church often  cites verses from the eleventh chapter of the Book of the Prophet Isaiah as the source of its traditional list of the seven Gifts of the Holy Spirit. 

The Hilasterion

Pope Benedict XVI insisted on a Christological reading of the Hebrew Scriptures, and in so doing, gave us an enriched understanding of Jesus Christ and […]