Each year, on Feb. 2, the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord, is observed, marking 40 days after Christmas. This day ...

Chapter Two of the biblical Book of Exodus compresses into a mere five paragraphs the extraordinary story of Moses the Israelite boy born into a slave family who becomes the prince of Egypt and then a ...

The Qur’an contains 99 Arabic names (attributes or character traits) for the multifaceted essence of the one God, but not one of them connects the one God with one people, while one of the dozens of ...

Moses communes with God on Mount Sinai to renew a broken covenant between God and the Israelites. Unbeknownst to Moses, the interaction has changed his appearance—which frightens the Israelites ...

In fact, they don’t stop complaining. With the Egyptians in hot pursuit and finding themselves trapped between the devil and the deep blue sea; they complain. And they complain in such typical Jewish ...

This is the Daily Gospel for today, February 1, 2025, which is the feast of the Presentation of the Lord. READ MORE: Daily Gospel, February 1 Daily Gospel, January 31 Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ, ...

In those days, Moses was elevated to a position of authority ... “Money is the jealous god of Israel, besides which no other god may exist. Money abases all the gods of mankind and changes ...

We then witness the great scene at the Burning Bush, where God summons him to lead his people to freedom. Moses hesitates four times, until God becomes angry and Moses knows he has no other choice.

Last week, we studied the Old Testament’s four great rulers — Moses ... Continuing that servant leadership theme, St. Paul wrote about Jesus: “Who, being in very nature God, did not consider ...

A reading from the Holy Gospel according to Luke 2:22-40 When the day came for them to be purified as laid down by the Law of Moses, the parents of ...

Najjar In a shabby room atop the roof of one of the houses a poor widow led with her young child a simple life in difficult ...