In his fine study of Sin: A History (Yale, 2010), Notre Dame professor of theology Gary Anderson rendered an understanding of his subject richly textured by references to the Hebrew Bible, New ...
What happens when our kids don’t want our heirlooms. We baby boomers love our stuff, and it seems many of us have cherished the notion that our kids will love our stuff, too. However, it turns out ...
“Making memories” has been a common expression the past few years. You hear it in TV commercials, on social media posts and just in conversation. There’s nothing at all wrong with the concept, but I ...
For today's Gospel, we read more parables; after all this is the way that our Lord Jesus Christ taught his disciples. We begin with Matt.13: 44-52. The Parable of the Hidden Treasure. "44 The Kingdom ...
A passage in a book read: “Dwell more on God’s riches and less on earth’s fantasies.” We are told in 1 John that worldly fantasies are harmful and do not originate with God. Society claims that one of ...
Everyone wants to go to Heaven if they aren't sure it exists. The Bible talks about heaven. The word 'Heaven' is mentioned 622 in the King James Bible, (NIV 422 times). It is believed to be at the ...
A Reflection for Wednesday of the Seventeenth Week in Ordinary Time Jesus said to his disciples: “The Kingdom of heaven is like a treasure buried in a field, which a person finds and hides again, and ...