#421 Why are there differences in the gospel accounts of the Resurrection story?
On this week’s episode, we get out our Bibles and do a little compare/contrast with the gospels. (Fr. Dave recommends the book Gospel Parallels for…
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#387 – How did the Gospel writers come to know the stories they wrote in the Gospels?
“How did the Gospel writers come to know the stories they wrote in the Gospels?” Question begins at 8:09. ‘Coming Attractions’ reads from the Gospel…
#313-Why does Jesus seem grumpy in the Gospels?
#313-Why does Jesus seem grumpy in the Gospels? Bonus question: what kind of tree was used to make Jesus’ cross? Check out Virtual Stations of…
Close is Perfect
We look to the holiday season to lift our spirits and yet come January we are sometimes utterly depressed because our expectations were not met.…
If you could only pick one book of the Bible to take with you to a desert island, what would you choose?
Great question! For different people, obviously there will be different answers based on what inspires them and perhaps a personal preference for a particular kind…
If you could only pick one book of the Bible to take with you to a desert island, what would you choose?
Great question! For different people, obviously there will be different answers based on what inspires them and perhaps a personal preference for a particular kind…
Busted: Mary Gordon
Having spent more than three decades chronicling Catholic life as an author of novels, short stories, essays, memoirs and biographies, Mary Gordon decided to take…
Did Mary Magdalene marry Jesus?
Dan Brown created quite a stir with his book The Da Vinci Code and the resulting movie in which he purports that the Church has…
Is the story of the loaves and the fishes really a miracle, as in a supernatural experience where Jesus literally changes a little bit of food into a whole bunch? I heard a priest tell me it was just about “sharing.”
Miracles require faith and faith has no proof. Catholic tradition holds that Jesus’ multiplication of the loaves and fishes (the only miracle told by all…
What’s the Best Way to Read the Bible?
Usually, we read a book by starting on page one and continuing through to the last page. Makes sense, right? Although we may be tempted…
