St. Athanasius, Bishop & Doctor We sometimes hear famous people say without provocation that they find the teachings of Christianity absurd and without reasonable foundation. It’s a fair assessment. Even among his disciples… Continue reading →

St. Joseph the Worker The story of the conversion of Saul caps the week’s tumultuous coverage of the early Christian community after the martyrdom of Stephen. The voice that confronted Saul said, “I… Continue reading →

Thursday of the Third Week of Easter All the time, of course. But we are tempted sometimes to advise God on certain matters we think we understand better. The least we can do… Continue reading →

St. Catherine of Siena, Virgin & Doctor Saul, convinced he was doing God’s will, zealously persecuted the early Christian community, dragging women and men from their homes and throwing them into prison. He… Continue reading →

Tuesday of the Third Week of Easter The Bread of Life discourse in the 6th chapter of the gospel of John takes on a new perspective in light of the resurrection. Obviously all… Continue reading →

Feast of St. Mark, Evangelist The one reference in sacred scripture attributed to St. Mark about himself (many scripture scholars strongly believe) is of the young man who followed Jesus and his apostles… Continue reading →

Friday of the Second Week of Easter The pharisee Gamaliel, at whose feet Paul would later claim to have been instructed in the Law, a wise man of many years, unwittingly gives the… Continue reading →

Thursday of the Second Week of Easter “The one who is of the earth … speaks of earthly things. But the one who comes from heaven … testifies to what he has seen… Continue reading →