Category: Elijah

Telling the scriptural story of John the Baptist

by bcadmin | Dec 7, 2021 | Advent, Elijah, Gospel, Hairy garment, Herod, Herodias, John the Baptist, Luke, News, Scriptural story | 0 |

The story of John the Baptist really begins when he … But wait! His story is multifaceted in ways history often overlooked. How should it start?

The Beauty of Hidden Gifts

by bcadmin | Nov 6, 2021 | Dr. Marcellino D'Ambrosio, Elijah, Gospel, heroic virtue, Jesus Christ, News, Scripture, St. Mark, Sunday Reflections, Widow's Mite, Word of God, Zarephath | 0 |

The gospel story of the Widow’s Mite and the Old Testament visit of the prophet Elijah to the Widow of Zarephath are well known bible tales. Two simple but heroic women — who call us to heroic virtue in a hidden way, in the midst of everyday life. The…

Elijah and the Lord Jesus

by bcadmin | Aug 8, 2021 | Altar, Bread of Life, Elijah, Eucharist, Faith, Featured, Gospel, Into the Deep, Jesus Christ, News, Prophets, sacrifice | 0 |

Here’s a quick test for you! You didn’t know there was going to be a pop quiz, did you? I thought one might be in order to celebrate the start of the coming school year. Yes? No? Seriously! Here’s the question… “Who was the famous prophet in today’…

The feeding of the five thousand was just the beginning

by bcadmin | Jul 24, 2021 | Elijah, Gospel of John, Jesus Christ, miracles, News, Passover, St. Augustine, Tertullian, The Dispatch | 0 |

Readings: • 2 Kgs 4:42-44 • Ps 145:10-11, 15-16, 17-18 • Eph 4:1-6 • Jn 6:1-15 “Such was the greatness of his miracle that he willed the slender supply of food not only to be […]

Death is an uncomfortable fact—and a conquered foe

by bcadmin | Jun 26, 2021 | Ambrose Bierce, Book of Wisdom, death, Elijah, Elisha, Ezekiel, Hans Urs von Balthasar, Jesus Christ, News, The Dispatch | 0 |

On the Readings for Sunday, July 1, 2018 […]

Set Apart

by bcadmin | Feb 28, 2021 | 1 Kings 19:12, 1 Peter 2:9, 2 Peter 1:18, 2021, Abraham, Catholic Church, Catholicism, Columns, Elijah, Fr. Paul D. Scalia, Mark 9:2-10, Moses, Mount Tabor, News, Saint Mark, Saint Peter, Set Apart, The Catholic Thing, The Transfiguration | 0 |

Fr. Paul D. Scalia: By our Lenten mortifications and acts of self-denial we separate ourselves and declare our independence from the world.

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At the Start of Lent

by bcadmin | Feb 17, 2021 | 2021, Abstinence, Apostle Paul, ash wednesday, At the Start of Lent, Columns, Elijah, fasting, Gal. 5:24, Gal. 6:14, Gospels, Jesus Christ, Moses and Elias, News, Rom 12:1, Rom. 13:13-14, St. Augustine of Hippo, The Catholic Thing | 0 |

St. Augustine: Live always this way, O Christian; if you do not wish to sink into the mire of this earth, do not come down from the cross.

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Dr. Scott Hahn Reflects on: One Who Is Coming

by bcadmin | Dec 13, 2020 | Advent, Elijah, Featured, Gospel, Jesus Christ, News, Scott Hahn, Scripture, St. John the Baptist, Sunday Scripture Reflections, Word of God | 0 |

Dr. Scott Hahn reflects on the Mass readings for the Third Sunday of Advent (Year B) Readings:Isaiah 61:1–2, 10–11Luke 1:46–50, 53–541 Thessalonians 5:16–24John 1:6–8, 19–28 The mysterious figure of John the Baptist, introduced in last week’s readings,…

Full Text of Pope’s October 7 General Audience

by bcadmin | Oct 7, 2020 | Elijah, Feature3, General Audience, News | 0 |

Catechesis ‘Healing the World’: 9. Elijah’s Prayer

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The Transfiguration: Gospel to the Dead

by bcadmin | Aug 6, 2020 | Elijah, Frank Sheed, Jesus Christ, Luke, Matthew, Moses, News, St. Peter, The Dispatch, Transfiguration | 0 |

An excerpt from Frank Sheed’s To Know Christ Jesus. […]

The Cross is the doorway to communion with God

by bcadmin | Mar 7, 2020 | abram, Benedict XVI, Elijah, Jesus Christ, Lent, Moses, News, St. John Henry Newman, The Dispatch, The Transfiguration | 0 |

Readings: • Gen 12:1-4a • Ps 33:4-5, 18-19, 20, 22 • 2 Tim 1:8b-10 • Mt 17:1-9 “Life is short; death is certain,” wrote St. John Henry Newman, “and the world to come is everlasting.” […]

The Desert in Carmelite Spirituality

by bcadmin | Mar 5, 2020 | Carmelite, desert, Elijah, Featured, God, Lent, News, Prayer & Spiritual Life, prayer life, Regular Feature, Spiritual Life, wilderness | 0 |

“What did you go out to the wilderness to see?” (Matthew 11:7) These were Jesus’ words to the crowd. John took to the desert to draw people out into solitude to prepare their hearts for the coming of the Messiah. For many years the desert had become a …