Ruth, Boaz, and the Coming of the King

The short Book of Ruth offers a refreshing change after reading the dark book of Judges. It is a short book, with only four chapters, […]

A Biblical Case for Clerical Celibacy

Why does the Catholic Church require most of its priests to live a celibate life?   While most of the Eastern Catholic churches allow married […]

Gideon’s Sword

If you’ve been following this blog for a while, you know that we’ve been slowly making our way through the Old Testament, following St. Augustine’s […]