As we began Psalm 80 last week, we learned that the imagery of the Shepherd caring for the sheep, along with the mercy seat ...

This underscores the reality of the promises. People are dying — by the thousands all around us, as in a terrible time of war ...

The term "scapegoat" refers to someone who unfairly takes the blame for others but its origins come from an ancient Hebrew ...

The Sunday gospel lectionary for the Third Sunday before Advent at the end of this Year B is Mark 1.14-20, the beginning of ...

Readers that only know Shinie Antony for her witty, often whimsical, pieces in the national newspapers would be amazed at her expertise in the Old Testament, Septuagint, the Hebrew Bible, the Synoptic ...

Readers that only know Shinie Antony for her witty, often whimsical, pieces in the national newspapers would be amazed at her ...

Whereas Christmas marks the birth of Jesus, Hanukkah, which was celebrated for centuries before Jesus was born, commemorates ...