Who Do You Say That I Am? A Meditation on Jesus
I came up with a list of other names for Jesus that comprise my own answer to his question: prince of peace, rebel, teacher, storyteller, healer, the way, criminal, and friend to sinners.
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Jesus’ Brief Ministry
Jesus’ life can be divided into two parts. What is surprising is that, while he is the Son of God who came to redeem the world, he spent 90 percent of his life in the remote town of Nazareth.
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The Rich Man and His Harvest: A Gospel Parable
There are 18 parables in the Gospel of Luke. One of the shortest ones contains one of the most powerful messages.
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Scenes from the Life of the Virgin Mary
As Mary grew older, what would she have thought about her role in the story of our faith tradition? A Franciscan writer imagines just that.
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Finding the Historical Jesus
Christians believe that Jesus was both fully divine and fully human. For at least the third time since the birth of modern scientific thinking in the 1700's, there is a renewed interest among some biblical scholars in what they call ...
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Did Jesus Have a Soul?
I’ve been a Catholic for 70 years and have tried to understand the mystery of the Trinity. The other day I wondered, Did Jesus have a soul? Nothing is ever easy.
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