Christmas Day (Nativity of the Lord I) Year C

Bible Commentary

In contrast to the arrogant pride and self-sufficiency that will bring us down or the exploitation of the poor in order...

Daily Reflection

Perhaps one of the clearest prophetic texts in all of Scripture appears in Isaiah 9. I cannot read Isaiah 9:6 without...

Daily Reflection

I can’t read this passage without hearing echoes of the glorious chorus from Handel’s Messiah: “For unto us a...

Daily Reflection

Psalm 96 begins with a simple imperative: “Sing a new song to the LORD!” If you look up all of the Hebrew words that...

Bible Commentary

Paul’s letter to Titus is the final Pastoral Epistle and has many similarities to 1 and 2 Timothy. (For Titus 1:5–9,...

Bible Commentary

First Timothy 4:6–16 is full of specific directives Paul gives to Timothy. It would be helpful for Christian workers...

Bible Commentary

Luke’s Gospel begins in a workplace.

Daily Reflection

If you’re ever in Rome, you might visit the Piazza del Popolo (the People’s Square). This large square is famous...