Do you know the difference between a parable and an allegory? The answer is a simple one that deserves further development: A parable is an extended simile; an allegory is an extended metaphor. Similes and metaphors are two different kinds … Continue reading
Category: Holy Scripture
Why Did Jesus Command the Apostles to Touch Him, but Forbid Saint Mary Magdalene?
Today, someone asked me this question on Facebook (after reading this article): …it reminds me of a question I have pondered for many years. In John’s account, once the “gardener” reveals himself as Jesus, Mary Magdalene reaches out to embrace … Continue reading
The Palestinians, the Amalekites, and the ‘Dark Passages’: Does Bibi Think He’s God?
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has invoked the Hebrew Scriptures as a justification for the Genocide in Gaza. He did so when he mentioned “Amalek” in connection with the current atrocities being committed by the IDF against the Palestinians. To … Continue reading
Vanity, Suffering, and Love
I am not a big fan of philosophy — or at least I was not — but recently I had the privilege to participate in multiple classes with Fr. Dominic Bouck that helped me to find more joy in the … Continue reading
The Gospels Were Written in the Order We Name Them and ‘Q’ Is Nonsense
A couple of days ago, I received an email through the “contact us” page on our site. The subject heading was “Correction.” The writer was offering to correct something Brian Kelly had written in the article she found online (linked … Continue reading
Short Commentaries on the ‘O Antiphons’
Having introduced the subject of the O Antiphons elsewhere on this site, I would like to produce the text of each of them here, followed by some comments illustrating how rich these antiphons are in scriptural content and meaning. Note … Continue reading
What’s in That Prayer? The Collect for the Ascension
Here is the oration that the Church prays in the Mass and Office for the Feast of the Ascension: Concéde, quǽsumus, omnípotens Deus: ut, qui hodiérna die Unigénitum tuum, Redemptórem nostrum, ad cœlos ascendísse crédimus; ipsi quoque mente in cœléstibus … Continue reading
Who Am I?
My name is mentioned only once in the Bible. I was called a “savior” to Israel . . . with a small “s”. I defeated the Moabites and brought 80 years of peace to Israel. I was not a king … Continue reading
Looney Bird Bible Experts Want ‘Anthropos’ Translated as ‘Persons’. I’d Suggest ‘Earthlings’
Then again what do I know? National Catholic Register, Walter Sanchez Silva: The Desclée de Brouwer publishing house, which publishes the Jerusalem Bible, changed the word “man” (“hombre”) to “person” (“persona”) in its new Spanish edition. The Jerusalem Bible is … Continue reading
Jesus is a ‘Greater Than’ Solomon, Daniel, Moses, Elias, and Eliseus
“The queen of the south shall rise in judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: because she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and behold a greater than Solomon here.” –Matthew 12:42 … Continue reading