The Episcopal bishop’s remarks at the inaugural prayer service reminded me of the sanctimonious letters that have appeared in the Trib from leftists who want to preach to conservatives about how Trump ...

Sunday, Jan. 28, is the Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Mass readings: Deuteronomy 18:15-20; Psalm 95:1-2, 6-7, 7-9; 1 Corinthians 7:32-35; Mark 1:21-28. In the Sunday Gospel, Jesus models four ...

I wonder what Jesus thinks about how little his servants preach the Bible he used. Jesus preached and taught from the Old Testament, so why don't we? We claim to believe in the inspiration of ...

When Jesus speaks of John the Baptist, he compares him to the legendary Elijah, greatest of the early prophets (1-2 Kgs). His departure from the earth in a fiery chariot fueled the common belief that ...

Today we hear about the power of teaching and preaching. In the readings, Moses, Paul and Jesus offer perspectives on issues they believed were important for their communities. In the first reading ...

According to Harnack, the essence of Christianity is Jesus’ preaching of the Father. The Son had no place in the Gospel as Jesus preached it. This “liberal” construction of the Gospel which Jesus ...

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Photo by Mateus Campos Felipe, courtesy of Unsplash. Though Jesus preached in parables that still captivate us, not every story told in a homily has a similarly lasting impact. The Rev. Christopher ...