Bible quotes
The Bible’s Supporting Players: Tamar
If it sounds like this Canaanite woman was a piece of meat bought at the marketplace, read on: It gets worse.
The Bible’s Supporting Players: Rahab
Only four Old Testament women are named in Matthew’s genealogy of Jesus (1:1-17), so these must be special great-great-grandmothers.
Read More →
Three Minutes with God: Meditations on Hope
Will what I do during my lifetime make any difference? Maybe in the present, but what about years from now?
Read More →
Psalm 36: Sin Speaks to the Sinner
"Sin directs the heart of the wicked man; his eyes are closed to the fear of God." (Psalm 36:2)
Read More →
Notes from a Friar: The Book of Proverbs
The Book of Proverbs, which was written about 400 years before the birth of Jesus, covers only 32 pages in the Bible.
Read More →
Praying the Psalms
Anyone who prays the Psalms over a period of time is bound to have some favorites. As a Franciscan and a Scripture scholar, I would like to share my personal favorites.
Read More →
Psalm 22: Feeling Forsaken
Each year during Holy Week we Christians stand once again near the cross and hear Jesus' cry anew. Unlike those described in the Gospel, though, we know exactly what he said and we recognize it as the opening verse of ...
Read More →