Second Reading

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Commentary on Revelation 22:12-14, 16-17, 20-21

We live in a world obsessed with editing. We polish, [...]

Detail from Matheis Stöberl's
Commentary on Ephesians 1:15-23

Prayer is frequently found in Ephesians and placed in “strategic [...]

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Commentary on Revelation 21:10, 22—22:5

Reading Revelation well is a significant challenge for us, primarily [...]

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Commentary on Revelation 21:1-6

Have you ever felt like starting over? Maybe you have [...]

Detail from The Christ Pantocrator of St. Catherine's Monastery at Sinai, a 6th-century encaustic icon.
Commentary on Revelation 7:9-17

To enter the book of Revelation is to step into [...]

Detail from Duccio di Buoninsegna's painting
Commentary on Revelation 5:11-14

Throughout the letters to the seven churches (Revelation 2–3), John, [...]

Detail from Giovanni Antonio Galli's
Commentary on Revelation 1:4-8

On the second Sunday of Easter, the opening epistolary greetings [...]

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Commentary on 1 Corinthians 15:19-26

For the joyous, celebratory day of Easter, the lectionary returns [...]

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Commentary on Hebrews 10:16-25

As we enter this text from the letter to the [...]

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Commentary on 1 Corinthians 11:23-26

This holy day, Maundy Thursday, marks the beginning of the [...]