During my undergraduate days at The Catholic University of America, I was very fortunate to take an upper level christology course, “Jesus as the Christ,”
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Category: Scripture
Brief Book Review: Abba Isn’t Daddy
Alan Barthel reviews Abba Isn’t Daddy and Other Biblical Surprises by William L. Burton, O.F.M.
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More Important Than It Looks
What was your experience the Sunday of the Word of God like? Does it make you confident that this observance will take hold? What are your hopes for next year’s celebration?
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“Almost obligatory” Irish contribution to the Sunday of the Word of God
This coming Sunday marks the first time we will observe the Sunday of the Word of God. PrayTell already covered this new observance. Regular readers may also have
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Motu Proprio on the Sunday of the Word of God: Two Reactions
Pray Tell’s Fritz and Fr. Anthony weigh in on the pope’s new initiative.
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To read and to listen
Publicly reading a text well is very difficult
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German Bible Scholar Defends “And lead us not into temptation”
This is the correct translation of the Greek text of the New Testament
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A Millennial’s Thoughts on Bible Translation
The Douay-Rheims is the most ‘Catholic’ Bible?? Sigh. I’m sorry, Grandpa.
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Ars Praedicandi: Dogs and Gentiles
We just heard Jesus utter two of the most puzzling statements in all of Scripture
Read moreAmoris Laetitia, paragraph 15
“We know that the New Testament speaks of “churches that meet in homes” (cf. 1 Cor 16:19; Rom 16:5; Col 4:15; Philem 2). A family’s living space could turn into a domestic church, a setting for the Eucharist, the presence of Christ seated at its table. We can never forget the image found in the Book of Revelation, where the Lord says: “Behold, I stand at the door and knock; if any one hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and eat with him, and he with me” (Rev 3:20).”
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