Now begins a series on the Hebrew Bible and the Christian Bible, which was heralded here last week and, in a general way, this past summer. Loyal readers will recall–and, of course, treasure–the July ...

“You have heard it said … but I tell you…” Every time Jesus says these words, he is correcting the abuse of scripture and the theological heresy such abuse causes. Jesus understood that scripture is ...

A major cultural problem for those of us who follow the Bible is that many people do not recognize the authority of the Bible. We believe, for example, the Bible clearly supports the pro-life position ...

If ever there was a richer set of readings to ponder or exegete than the set from today, I have yet to see it. The third Sunday in Ordinary Time is set aside by the church as Word of God Sunday. The ...