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Seeking wisdom isn’t always quite the same thing as seeking the truth, which can be a risky business in a culture of rigid thinking, as the disciples of Jesus discovered.
Did you ever wonder to whom St. Paul wrote the following inspiring words in his Letter to the Philippians?
The story of Gehazi is the type heard often in the daily news: the downfall of a man of seeming integrity and loyalty.
We know little about Bathsheba whose story is overshadowed by King David’s. But we do learn this: From strange circumstances, great good can come.
People of wealth and influence today might look to Joseph of Arimathea as a saintly role model.
Only Luke records her name (24: 1-13). She is mentioned earlier as “the wife of Herod’s steward Chuza,” one of the women who accompanied the disciples.
A faithful traveling companion of Paul, Silas might well be a model for some of today’s social activists who fight against the exploitation of workers.
If it sounds like this Canaanite woman was a piece of meat bought at the marketplace, read on: It gets worse.
During the 10th century B.C., Jeroboam became king of Israel, after the secession of the northern kingdom from Judah.
The Canaanite woman demonstrates the boldness of those who have nothing to lose.
