In the biblical lunisolar calendar—based on both the cycles of the moon and the sun—used by the Jews in the Old Testament and during Jesus’ time, the Sabbath was observed on the seventh day of the ...

Three times in the Gospels the Lord Jesus refers to himself as the “Lord of the Sabbath”: in the Gospel of Matthew 12:1-8; in Mark 2:23-28, and finally in Luke 6:1-5. When a term appears in the ...

We learn that “in front of” Jesus, there was a man suffering from dropsy (today called “edema”). We are not told if he is one ...

We were taught by Coolio in “1, 2, 3, 4” from his album, "Gangsta’s Paradise," that there “ain’t no party like a west coast party, cause a west coast party ...

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Jesus responds to their question by telling a story about King David, the greatest Jewish king. David and his companions ate the bread reserved for the priests because they were hungry. Jesus uses ...

“Hypocrites,” Jesus exclaims. If the religious leaders lead their animals to water on the sabbath, why can’t a woman be freed ...

For Jesus, there is no "wrong" moment to do good. There is no day too sacred or no rule to rigid, to silence love for our neighbour. Healing and helping one another are in themselves acts of worship.

Twenty-five years ago, St. John Paul II issued one of his most “timely” documents. It has gone largely ignored, which is a great shame, as the fight for the Lord’s Day is being lost all over, in the ...

The teaching of Jesus was rarely new. Like all the prophets before him, he reminded his listeners to observe the commandments and fulfill the Covenant. He also asked people to examine their priorities ...