Why Is St. Paul Called an Apostle?
Question: Why is St. Paul called an Apostle? He wasn’t one of the 12 Apostles that Jesus picked. The word apostle comes from the Greek apostolein, meaning sent…
St. Paul
Whose Approval Are We Seeking? How Staying True to Myself Brought Me Closer to God
I’ve never really been one to put much stock into what the proverbial crowd thinks or does. When it seemed that my entire elementary school…
What St. Paul Can Teach Us About Christian Joy
This past Lent marked the one-year anniversary of the pandemic in the U.S. Last Easter came — and went. Most of us celebrated from our…
Who’s Your Favorite Jesus?
In one of the more memorable scenes in “Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby,” Ricky (Will Ferrell), his family and best friend (John C.…
St. Paul’s Remains
Fr. Larry explains what has happened to St. Paul’s remains after he was martyred in Rome. He and Fr. Dave also discuss St. Paul’s Basilica…
Why is Paul always in prison?
Question: Why is Paul always in prison? Did people write letters responding to the ones he sent to them from prison? The New Testament tells…
Why does Paul say wives should be submissive to their husbands?
Like all of the human authors of the Bible, Paul writes from his particular cultural context of life in the first century Roman Empire. He…
Two Days in Portugal
As Hurricane Irene forces her way up the east coast towards my friends in New York City, I find myself inside a cab in sunny…
Can you give me some well-known stories from the Acts of the Apostles?
The Acts of the Apostles, which is a sequel to Luke’s Gospel, is an action-packed thriller, to borrow from today’s vernacular. It’s hard to imagine…
Isn’t there some scriptural evidence that women served as Deacons in the early church?
What we find in the New Testament is a reference to a woman named Phoebe as “minister of the church at Cenchreae” (Romans 16:1) The…
