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August 2021

August 03, 2021

Finding the Real Deal Jesus

Finding the real Jesus means dropping old mental idols and getting informed by the social...

July 2021

July 10, 2021

Authority & Healing: Mark 6:7-13

Authority over demons figures heavily in this Sunday's Gospel, but what is this really about?...

July 03, 2021

Upset? Too Bad!

If you are upset by what I blog, that’s probably a good thing. Upset? Some people...

July 02, 2021

Biblical Languages Useful?

Biblical languages aren’t much help in understanding Scripture without understanding the cultural background. How useful...

May 2021

May 06, 2021

Mary of History

May is the month of the Blessed Mother, but can we even see the real...

August 2020

August 19, 2020

Jesus, Master of Insults

Jesus, Master of Insults, was not the sweet, polite, gentle figure we imagine in parishes...

July 2020

July 22, 2020

Results for the Quiz on Jesus, Paul, & Gospels

Results from our recent quiz on Jesus, Paul, and the Gospels may surprise and challenge...

July 18, 2020

Quiz on Jesus, Paul, & the Gospels: How Much Do We Really Know?

Quiz yourself on just how well you understand Jesus, Paul, and the Gospels. Spurious familiarity...

June 2020

June 01, 2020

Tips Helpful on Scripture Reading

The following are six tips to make us Catholics into better Bible readers. Tips at...

May 2020

May 26, 2020

Hallucination or Resurrection? Visions of the Risen Jesus

Hallucination and psychosis, used as attempts to explain away Resurrection appearances, fails. Hallucination, aberration in...

May 03, 2020

Sheep in the Gospels—Cute or Macho?

Sheep in the Gospels are the care of male shepherds, and are a most misunderstood...

March 2020

March 05, 2020

Personal Savior and Lord Jesus?—Unbiblical!

Personal and individual are terms relating to our American lives that show us why U.S....

October 2019

October 24, 2019

Earth or Earth Oven? Culture Makes a Difference!

Earth ought to be translated as "Earth Oven" in today’s Gospel. Earth. What does it...

October 12, 2019

“Thanks!” Means “We’re Dunzo!”—Misunderstanding the Samaritan Leper

Thanks??!!—Because Western Bible readers use the expression “thank you” differently than does traditional Middle Eastern...

October 07, 2019

Insults, Questions & Good Samaritans

Suspicious of dishonest questions, Jesus proves himself to be a master of the insult by...

August 2019

August 29, 2019

The Woes of “Matthew”—Jesus Wasn’t Nice!

The "Woes" we read in “Matthew” show us that Jesus wasn’t a nice person. Do...