Studying the scriptures does not mean just scanning the pages, but trying to understand every word, studying with heart. The more often we read, the more we understand. We see things in a new light….

Jonathan Pennington has written the rare study aid that equips without oversimplifying or overwhelming. Our professor had told a story about sitting on a plane next to a young woman years before. He ...

New strategies for interpreting Scripture turn out to be not so new—and deepen our life in Christ. A wide range of voices claims that a crisis of biblical interpretation is taking place. But contrary ...

For the Story Lover: The Great Adventure Catholic Bible simplifies the complexities of Scripture reading by guiding Catholics in truly understanding the narrative story of salvation history. Using ...

(RNS) — To understand the Eucharist, we must remember that Jesus and his first disciples were all Jews. We might even say the first Christians were Jewish heretics because, unlike their fellow Jews, ...

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"Honthorst--or Gherardo Delle Notti--born at Utrecht in 1592. He travelled to Italy and became one of the best artists of his time. He excelled in representing figures by candle-light, which usually ...