(RNS) — During Ordinary Time, the church invites us to immerse ourselves in the Scriptures from both the Old and New ...

Faith has always been an important source of hope in my life. I might not be the most religious person, but my beliefs have always helped me get through both good and bad times. Last Ramadan, I had ...

Now begins a series on the Hebrew Bible and the Christian Bible, which was heralded here last week and, in a general way, this past summer. Loyal readers will recall–and, of course, treasure–the July ...

A cartoon in the New Yorker shows a man making inquiry at the information counter of a large bookstore. The clerk, tapping on his keyboard and peering intently into the computer screen, replies, “The ...

If ever there was a richer set of readings to ponder or exegete than the set from today, I have yet to see it. The third Sunday in Ordinary Time is set aside by the church as Word of God Sunday. The ...

Christ, the Incarnate Word, is the aim of human living and all of history, Bishop Daniel Flores of Brownsville said Monday in an address about St. Thomas Aquinas' interpretation of scripture. "Thomas ...

I listened attentively while cooking dinner at my parents’ house to my mother reading Bible stories to my 3-year-old son. They were at the part of the story of the sons of Jacob, when Joseph’s ...