Today's feast marks the Presentation of the Lord Jesus in the Temple, 40 days after he was born. As the firstborn, he ...

Per ardua ad astra, through adversity Jews reach the stars, and with luck often Venus, although Mars is thought by the ...

the judge and priest" (Sir 46:13). The prophet Isaiah proclaimed, "Hear me, O coastlands, listen, o distant peoples. The Lord called me from birth, from my mother’s womb He gave me my name.

In the Canticle of Zechariah, this is made clear ... There is an exchange of persons when the priest says, “The body of Christ” and “the blood of Christ,” and we respond, “Amen ...

Explore the biblical role of the angel Gabriel, one of only two angels named in Scripture, revealing God’s faithfulness and ...

As Martin Luther King said in his description of this parable, the priest and Levite both had the attitude of ... Jesus’ life echoed the words of the prophet Zechariah, who said, ‘not by might, not by ...

Grant Me Hope sent us the story of 11-year-old Zechariah. He likes to go by “Zech.” “I like to play football and just sports in general,” Zech said. Zech is a smart kid who excels in math ...

A Catholic priest from Massachusetts died “tragically” Jan. 20 in Spain, his order said. Father Richard K. Gross, 80, a Wrentham native, died in the city of Málaga while “preparing to ...

Police are investigating after a Catholic priest from Massachusetts died “tragically” last week in Spain while preparing for a cruise, according to his order. Reverend Richard K. Gross ...

(Psalms 83: 14-15). Prophets such as Ezekiel, Zechariah, and Jeremiah warn of catastrophic flames that signify the end of fertility and life itself when the earth has been scorched, and the people ...