Monday, October 19, 2020

Luke may be Paul's healer, Ananias of Damascus

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Ananias and Luke share these commonalities: healing; holiness; disciple; follower of the risen Jesus Christ; friend of Paul; (likely) from S...
Wednesday, October 14, 2020

Puzzling why the most significant Essenes are not mentioned in the Bible

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Damien F. Mackey Why are not the Essenes, a most prominent religious group in Palestine, ever referred to in the Bible, at least under the ...
Sunday, July 26, 2020

Pearl of Great Price

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Pope Francis said that the “decisive and radical” decision to give up everything to seek even more precious treasures shows t...
Tuesday, July 7, 2020

Hadrian a reincarnation of Augustus

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by Damien F. Mackey When reading through Anthony Everitt’s 392-page book,  Hadrian and the Triumph of Rome  (Random House, NY...
Sunday, December 22, 2019

Christmas story still resonates down the ages

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The first Christmas Day was the moment when eternity announced its presence in time. The immense and the everlasting pierced the thin ...
Sunday, December 1, 2019

Pope at Angelus: Advent helps us find Jesus in the needs of others

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Ahead of the Angelus prayer on Sunday, Pope Francis reflects on the meaning of the Advent season, and invites us to pay attention to t...
Monday, November 11, 2019

Book of Jonah’s long tradition of historicity

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  “Estimates regarding the duration of the virtually universal acceptance of the historical character of the Book of Jonah r...