Tag: Scripture
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Brief Book Review: The Church’s Book
For readers of Pray Tell, East focuses on scripture’s central context as the mission and worship of the community of Jesus Christ. The scriptural canon is for the church and for the upbuilding of the church.
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Sacred Word, Sacred Image
In this time of Eucharistic fast, it is helpful to remember the ways that Christ is present to His Church. He is not only in the Eucharistic species, not only in the gathered assembly, not only in the person of the priest, but also in the sacred Word. Because Jesus is “the Word made flesh,”…
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60-Second Sermon: 32nd Sunday in OT
Michael Silhavy reflects on Reading 1 for the 32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time (10 November 2019) for our Sixty Second Sermon Series.
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“Biblical” Prayers of the People?
I find myself quite ambivalent about attempts to the link the Prayers of the People with the biblical readings for the day. Why not simply announce the intentions, and leave it at that?
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Did the pre-Vatican II Mass really have more Scripture than now?
I thought it’d be interesting once to do the math. So I made a little chart with the 1962 Scripture readings (including the propers) on the left and the reformed lectionary readings (presuming no propers) on the right for the coming Sunday, July 7.
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The Bible, runaway bestseller in Norway
Despite the unorthodox artistic interpretations that are emerging, religious authorities in Norway are embracing the concept of experiencing religion through art.
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Historical Criticism: Essential for the Interpretation of Scripture
by Vincent M. Smiles
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Googling the Vatican
Google makes it easy to search the Vatican website and see how often a given Scriptural passage appears there. Join in the fun, everyone!
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What’s up with the NABRE?
My copy of NABRE came in the mail last week. And I kept it for exactly one day before mailing it right back.