As a Protestant, Scripture memorization was a strongly emphasized spiritual discipline. This made sense, as a faith based solely on the Bible begged deep familiarity with its source. Though Catholicism balances–and interprets–the words of Scripture with its ancient Tradition, the Bible still remains a significant source of Divine Revelation for Catholics. In theory, the Catholic …
The parable of the Good Samaritan stands tall as this Sunday’s Gospel reading. Earlier this year I gave some talks on this story–one of my favorites–to some parishes around Central Florida. Below are some reflections I wrote for my parish bulletin this week about this tale Jesus presented: In this week’s Gospel reading, a lawyer …
I wanted to make a suggestion for Catholics who are looking for a good personal, study Bible. If you are a Catholic who ever feels confused about certain portions of Scripture, one who thinks Scripture is dry or dull or uninteresting, or one who would like to read the Bible along with the great theologians …
Over the past month or so, I’ve traveled to three different Catholic parishes around Central Florida to give a talk on Jesus’ “Good Samaritan” parable (Luke 10:25-37). As a part of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops’ “Journey to Justice” experience, I gave some short commentary on this parable, one of Jesus’ most well-known. …
A few years back, a large group of biblical scholars and devotional writers pooled their collective talents to birth the “Renovare Spiritual Formation Bible”. The project was headed up by Richard Foster, the author of the modern-day spiritual classic “Celebration of Discipline”. The “Renovare Bible”, while praised for its content, received mixed reviews because of …
