– How should I think about and read the Bible?
– Where did the Bible come from?
– ‘The breath of the Holy Spirit’
– Knock at door leads couple to deeper study of Scripture
– Book clubs enriching faith of participants
– Catholic author added to 2013 Rediscover: Catholic Celebration
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Rediscover: The Bible
Daily Scriptures: April 14 – April 28
Sunday, April 14
Third Sunday of Easter
Acts 5:27-32, 40b-41
Revelation 5:11-14
John 21:1-19
Christ is risen! Indeed, he is risen!
The resurrection of Jesus is not only the keystone of our faith, the culmination of the liturgical year and the object of our belief, it is in the Catholic and, indeed, the entire Christian tradition an historical fact.
An Alaskan cruise, a path to priesthood
Matthew Bearth was 17 when he set out on an Alaskan cruise that changed the course of his life and led him to the seminary. Today the 20-year-old college junior loves to recount that northern voyage.
Resist temptation by following Jesus’s example
“Don’t waste your time by going to Mass on Sunday. You know you would rather spend the whole day at the lake.”
“Don’t worry, no one is around. You know you want to check out that website.”
Daily Scriptures: November 11 – November 25
Sunday, Nov. 11
32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time
1 Kings 17:10-16
Hebrews 9:24-28
Mark 12:38-44
Widows’ generosity, gratitude set example for all to follow
Generosity inspires gratitude, and gratitude inspires generosity. In our lives, the Lord is generous to us, and even increases our ability to give.
Who do you say Jesus is?
“Jesus and his disciples set out for the villages of Caesarea Philippi. Along the way he asked his disciples, ‘Who do people say that I am?’ They said in reply, ‘John the Baptist, others Elijah, still others one of the prophets.’ And he asked them, ‘But who do you say that I am?’”
A good shepherd, like a grain of wheat, will give up life for others
I once heard the Paschal Mystery described succinctly as “dying equals rising.”
God wants a ‘yes’ to his Word and openness to his presence
In our first reading, the prophet Isaiah brings an oracle from the Lord that calls us to be attentive to the ever life-giving, forgiving and healing presence of the Lord.
John the Baptist uses all his actions and words to point us to Jesus
Clothed in his rustic garb, he stands on a pedestal that bears the Latin inscription of his famous words Ecce Agnus Dei, “Behold the Lamb of God!”
Christ, our king, models humble service rather than haughty reign
The church celebrates the feast of Christ the King Nov. 20, and invites us into a mystery that is paradoxical.
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