Be Imitators of God?
“So be imitators of God, as beloved children…” Ephesians 5:1 A little over a year ago, my husband and I were sitting around trying to decide on a…
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Holy Geometry: Reading Scripture Isn’t Optional
“In the beginning was the Word and the Word was with God and the Word was God” (I Jn:1). For years I have been touting the value of…
One Ark, One Captain
Darren Aronofsky’s Noah movie seems to be doing well in theaters, and with some Catholic critics, even if it didn’t get the papal thumbs-up they’d hoped for. To…
Hitting a Wall on My Own
Did you catch the reading from Paul’s Letter to the Romans at Mass yesterday? It was easy to miss, with the absolutely life-changing declaration from Jesus in the…
Bible vs. Science
Probably the most frequently used objection to trusting the Bible is that it is contradicted by what we know from ScienceTM yet millions of Christians, and millions of…
Why the Bible At All?
I’ve had two very different people this week tell me that they don’t believe the Christian faith because the Bible is “written by the hands of men.” Think…
Why Not the Bible Alone?
My Protestant friends all subscribe to the doctrine of “Bible Alone” (aka Sola Scriptura). Their claim is we shouldn’t believe anything unless it is found in the Bible.…
Studying the Gospel of Luke: Chapter 1
The introduction to this study can be found here. Luke Chapter 1 1:1-4 – Prologue 1:5-25 – The Annunciation of John 1:26-38 – The Annunciation of Jesus 1:39-45…
Studying the Gospel of Luke: Introduction
Editor’s Note: Today we welcome Stuart Dunn to our team of New Evangelizers bloggers. Stuart will begin his posting here by sharing a study of the Gospel of…
Don’t Believe Everything You Read
You shouldn’t believe everything you read in the Bible… At least if you’re reading without considering the speaker or the context, that is. Perhaps you’ve been troubled by…