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Episode 184
Jesus in our Gospel for today says, “Whoever wishes to come after me must deny himself, take up his cross and follow me.” Do you want to save your so…
5 years, 10 months ago
Shebna and Peter: The Nature of Authority
Episode 183
In the twenty-second chapter of the book of the prophet Isaiah, we find the prophet’s only criticism of an individual. The man in the prophet’s cross…
5 years, 10 months ago
Israel Is Chosen for the World
Episode 182
One of the most distinctive (and scandalous) qualities of ancient Israelite religion is the insistence that Israel is the specially chosen people of …
5 years, 10 months ago
The Best and Worst of Religion
Episode 181
Our first reading for this weekend, taken from the first book of Kings, is one of the most beautiful and memorable passages in the Old Testament. It …
5 years, 11 months ago
Come to the Water!
Episode 180
Our first reading for this weekend is taken from the fifty-fifth chapter of the book of the prophet Isaiah. The “second” section of Isaiah dates from…
5 years, 11 months ago
What Do You Want?
Episode 179
Our first reading for this week is from the first book of Kings, and it has to do with Solomon, the son of David and Bathsheba, the great Israelite k…
5 years, 11 months ago
How Strange Is the Power of God
Episode 178
What a privilege we have this weekend to hear from the book of Wisdom. Scholars contend that this is the last book written in the Old Testament, dati…
5 years, 11 months ago
The Word That Accomplishes Its Purpose
Episode 177
This week, we hear from the book of the prophet Isaiah, and the theme of this short passage is the Word of God. How wonderful that we are hearing one…
6 years ago
Zechariah and the New David
Episode 176
Our first reading for this weekend is derived from the ninth chapter of the book of the prophet Zechariah, one of the twelve so-called minor prophets…
6 years ago
Elisha and the Shunemite Woman
Episode 175
Our first reading for this weekend is taken from the marvelous second book of Kings, and it deals with the prophet Elisha, who was the chosen success…
6 years ago