The Senses of Sacred Scripture
The four senses of Sacred Scripture. The Church proposes four ways to appropriate the spiritual gifts of the Scriptures to our lives.
Jesus and the Divine Name
The Church noticed long ago that St. John remarkably captures Jesus using the phrase “I am”, either with a predicate noun or without, twenty-three times, almost twice as many times as the other three gospels combined, in any context.
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.
Modern Polish Martyrs: Family To Be Beatified, Including Unborn Child
A married Polish couple, who were killed with their children and unborn baby by the Nazis for hiding a Jewish family, will be declared worthy of veneration by the Catholic Church this year.
The Tent of Meeting
Thirteen out of forty chapters of the Book of Exodus concern the “Tent of Meeting” and the ritual worship associated with it – that’s one third of the entire book!
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 our redemption through study of the worship and sacrifice of the Old Testament.
On Violence in the Old Testament
The violence of the Old Testament is often cited in attacks on the Bible and the Faith. Here are four helpful perspectives on the violence involved in the Israelite’s conquest of Canaan, arguably the most egregious instances of violence portrayed…
A New Catholic Study Group!
A Catholic Study Group for adults is starting during Advent at the St. Anthony of Padua Parish Spiritual Center in Tamuning! Meetings will be held weekly on Monday evenings at 6:45 p.m., after the parish Mass, and the first meeting…