The occurrence of the Jewish holiday of Shavuot (the Feast of Weeks), which is observed this year at the end of May and is associated in Jewish tradition with the giving of the Ten Commandments and of ...

Throughout history, Christians have interpreted the Bible not only as a guide to faith and moral conduct but also as an authoritative source on the natural world. While many of these interpretations ...

Many justify their opposition to same-sex marriage by quoting the Bible. Whether or not one believes the Bible was divinely inspired, it cannot be read as just another collection of short stores or ...

Interpreting the word of God can be more difficult when the words of the Bible get in our way. Put another way: God’s word is so much more than words. I began to realize that back in the mid-’80s ...

The Fathers of the Church recognize that the written Scriptures require interpretation. The written texts occasionally are self- evident in their meaning and can be read at face value, but often they ...

If ever there was a richer set of readings to ponder or exegete than the set from today, I have yet to see it. The third Sunday in Ordinary Time is set aside by the church as Word of God Sunday. The ...

As we mark the 50th anniversary of “Dei Verbum,” the Dogmatic Constitution on Divine Revelation, promulgated by Pope Paul VI on Nov. 18, 1965, we note that one effect has been increased study of and ...