Second Reading

Madonna and Child
Commentary on Titus 3:4-7

On Christmas, we celebrate the arrival of God’s promised Savior in the world. But what [...]

Madonna and Child
Commentary on Hebrews 1:1-4 [5-12]

Many religious and ethnic communities have intricate celebrations for the [...]

Madonna and Child
Commentary on Hebrews 1:1-4 [5-12]

Christmas is the Festival of the Incarnation. It celebrates the [...]

Disciples of Christ at the Sea of Tiberias
Commentary on 1 Corinthians 7:29-31

This section of 1 Corinthians is found in the middle [...]

Synagogue of Capernaum
Commentary on 1 Corinthians 8:1-13

This is one of my favorite passages in Paul’s letters. [...]

Simon's mother-in-law, Fen Ditton
Commentary on 1 Corinthians 9:16-23

In 1 Corinthians, Paul undertakes to address a series of [...]

Transfiguration
Commentary on 2 Corinthians 4:3-6

The transfiguration of Christ entails seeing Jesus as nothing short [...]

Ash Wednesday Symbols
Commentary on 2 Corinthians 5:20b—6:10

This week’s epistle reading stands near the end of Paul’s [...]

God Orders Noah to Leave the Ark
Commentary on 1 Peter 3:18-22

I met a man today who is being threatened with deportation even though he has [...]

Icon of Abraham, Sarah, and Moses
Commentary on Romans 4:13-25

The text begins abruptly, about half way through chapter 4 of Romans. Since the chapter [...]