When the Sign Requires Conversion
Stay Close and Remain Faithful
Perhaps God is not asking most of us to do something extraordinary.
Perhaps he is asking us to remain loyal—to stay close to the Church, receive the sacraments, repent when we fall, fulfill the duties placed before us, and trust him.
Stop Adding to What God Already Said
Proverbs, Parables, and the Voice of Christ
Hotdogs, Hospitality, and Holy Scripture
This morning I woke up listening to Joshua. The reading spoke of kings, cities, Jerusalem, and the conquest of Canaan. My first reaction was surprisingly simple: I had forgotten Jerusalem was originally a Canaanite city.
That led me down a rabbit hole into the Torah and an old Jewish teaching. The rabbis ask why the Torah begins with Genesis instead of the first commandment given to Israel. Their answer is practical. Genesis establishes that God is Creator, and therefore the land belongs to Him. The story is not merely spiritual reflection. It is also an accounting of covenant, inheritance, and promise.
Saint Paul VI — The Pope Who Carried Vatican II into the Church’s Hands
God Speaks First: Abraham, Melchizedek, and the Pattern of Communion
Before Abraham gives, before he receives the blessing, before Salem appears, God has already moved. This is the pattern of salvation: God calls, man responds, and faith is brought into communion.
There is a quiet pattern running through Scripture.