Two of the best passages from the Book of Wisdom have been used in Mass recently. (1) On Sunday, it was Wisdom 11:22-12:2, Before the LORD the whole universe is as a grain from a balanceor a drop of morning dew come down upon the earth.But you have mercy on all, because you can do… Continue reading The Book of Wisdom at Its Finest
Tag: Bible
The NIV on Tradition and Teachings
In my opinion, the NIV is one of the nicest versions of the Bible. It’s easier to read and understand than the NASB; doesn’t pretend God speaks in King James English; and stays more faithful to the original Scriptures than “The Message” and similar versions. More technically, it’s a good mix of dynamic and formal… Continue reading The NIV on Tradition and Teachings
One Lazarus, or Two?
In this morning’s post, I mentioned the parable of Lazarus and the rich man from Luke 16:19-3. Mark Shea discusses that today with a particularly interesting theory: that the “parable” might be actually be the true story of the real-life Lazarus. After all, this is the only person ever named in any of Jesus’ parables,… Continue reading One Lazarus, or Two?
Are We to Worship Jesus Christ?
We’ve covered a lot of ground on the subject of Mormonism on the blog of late (and it really has been “we”: the contributions of Mormons like Seth, Murdock, and now James have proven invaluable). The latest topic has been whether or not it’s appropriate to worship Jesus Christ. In a 1982 talk given by… Continue reading Are We to Worship Jesus Christ?
Behold, I Make All Things New
Today’s first reading comes from Ecclesiastes. There’s some debate over how to understand the sayings of Qoheleth, but I think the correct understanding is that the Book explores the futility of life without God: that even if you try and “live life to the fullest,” without God, that’s ultimately a pretty empty thing. As a… Continue reading Behold, I Make All Things New
Lord, I am Not Worthy…
Yesterday’s Gospel is one of my favorites. It’s Luke 7:1-10, When Jesus had finished all his words to the people, he entered Capernaum. A centurion there had a slave who was ill and about to die, and he was valuable to him. When he heard about Jesus, he sent elders of the Jews to him,… Continue reading Lord, I am Not Worthy…
All Things Mormon
A reader by the name of Seth R. commented on Friday’s post about Evangelicalism, Catholicism and Mormonism. He made a lot of points, which I’d like to give full responses to. Since these are common LDS arguments, it might be worth your while to read them, whether you’re Mormon or not.I. Mormonism, Sola Scriptura, and… Continue reading All Things Mormon
Catholicism v. Sola Scriptura
What I’ve done in this post (which wasn’t ready by yesterday afternoon, sorry) is outline the Scriptural support for the Catholic position on Scripture and Tradition, and then explained the two best arguments against sola Scriptura, the “Self-Refuting” Argument, and the Canon Argument. The post is long (about 4,000 words), but I think it’s worth… Continue reading Catholicism v. Sola Scriptura
The Prophetic Book of Tobit
Tobit is one of the seven books which Protestants omit from the Bible, and which they consider Apocrypha. But if you pay close attention, you’ll see that the New Testament proves Tobit to be prophetic. If you’re not familiar with the book, the short version is that the Archangel Raphael appears to Tobit disguised as… Continue reading The Prophetic Book of Tobit
David, Goliath, and the Basketball Court
This is a pretty interesting article from the New Yorker. It looks at a mediocre basketball team with a coach who’d never played basketball that had phenomenal success by playing to their advantages and fundamentally changing the way basketball is changed. It then compares the tactics used by the team to David against Goliath, and… Continue reading David, Goliath, and the Basketball Court