The Two Thieves – Dismas and Gestas
Further to Michael Shackleton’s answer to the question, Was the other thief saved? (September 30) refers, tradition names that man as Gestas. From tradition we also know a lot more about Dismas, the Good...
Category: Bible
How Can God Be Tempted?
Psalm 95 is often recited as the responsorial psalm during the liturgy. One verse refers to the way the Israelites tempted God in the desert: “Harden not your hearts as at Meribah, as on...
Ok, What’s Happening with Chinese Catholics?
Every evening, no matter how busy or tired she may be, Yiu reads the Bible at home to her 7-year-old granddaughter. Sometimes, parishioners from Changzhi Diocese in north-central China’s Shanxi province, come and join...
Learn to know Jesus’ voice by Reading the Bible
To know and follow Jesus, a Christian must read the Bible and learn to pray with it, allowing the Holy Spirit to help one understand it and put it into practice, Pope Francis said....
An Empty Tomb and a Bodily Resurrection: Why it Matters
Catholics and other Christians have grown up believing in the Resurrection, but the Apostles themselves were among the first who were skeptical that Jesus arose from the dead. They didn’t believe it at first...
The Ten Commandments-Simply God
The Ten Commandments are a path to freedom in God It’s a real temptation to act like our own problems are groundbreaking and unique, that our path is ours alone and that the answers...
100 Most-Read Bible Verses-10
Deacon Lionel Cooper compiled the “100Scripture100” booklet for easy reference to the most loved and most quoted passages in the Bible – here we continue our reproduction of this booklet with his kind permission....
Pope: Bible, like Cellphone, Should be Carried Always
Christians should care about reading God’s messages in the Bible as much as they care about checking messages on their cellphones, Pope Francis said. As Christ did in the desert when tempted by...
Three Continents, Three Generations and Three Religions
The Bible calls believers to live in harmony, pope says The Torah, the first five books of the Bible, tell the story of God’s love for humanity and his desire that people live in...
How God Speaks in the Bible
God’s call of the three servants of God — Abraham, Joseph and Moses — gives us an insight into how God called people in the Old Testament. A common method God used in the...
Pope Francis – Repeat: ‘God Loves Me!’
Christians must never lose hope and should remind themselves that God loves them even at their worst, Pope Francis said. God’s love provides “security” both in difficult moments and even when “I have done...
Will Christ Reign for a 1000 Years?
The book of Revelation 20:1-6 tells us that Christ will return to earth and reign as king for one thousand years in the company of his devoted followers. Only after that, it seems, the...
