The Hebrew Meaning of the Name Israel   Biblical Hebrew is a wonderfully rich and mysterious language, but it is not one that is not so...

What Was the Shape of Jesus’ Cross?   There is an abundance of information available to assist us in gaining some insights into the...

Our Christian origins remind us of the need for courageous faith   The Bible has shown no interest in giving us a description of what...

Our world is replete with empty hopes   I grew up in a world where hope prevailed.  I lived in hope, setting off each Saturday with hope...

Hope is all about what God is doing   The Psalms are awash with hope, as are the biblical prophets.   Isaiah 40:31   But they who wait...

With the start of a new church, just about everyone is unified because there is a shared, clear end goal in sight. Discomforts could...

When the disciples asked Jesus to teach them to pray, he taught them one, single prayer.  That prayer came to be called “the Lord’s...

I n 2007 the then Pope Benedict XVI issued a letter called Spe Salvi, the first two words of the full title: in hope we are saved . The...

I was blessed to have had a challenging, wide-ranging academic and theological education during a time of great theological upheavals and...

The Oxford movement  found its name because it was centred at the University of Oxford .  Its goal was to reclaim the ancient “catholic,”...

There are always questions that arise each year when it comes to the season of Lent, even if we do celebrate it year after year: What is...

Document Summary: The document details the influence of the New Left on societal institutions, comparing their strategy to Mao's Long...

At every forward step and movement, at every going in and out, when we put on our clothes and shoes, when we bathe, when we sit at table,...

The Oxford movement  found its name because it was centred at the University of Oxford .  It’s goal was to reclaim the ancient...

Myth vs. Truth: Bible vs Science and Stories   The heading at the top of the page comes with apologies to George Gershwin  and his...

The Eucharist is the heart and soul of the Christian Community   When we ponder the reality of the Church, we need to understand how we...

The Eucharist is our participation in the saving death of Jesus We believe we “eat His Body and drink His Blood”   Introduction: When we...

Hope thrives when darkness threatens For St Thomas Aquinas Hope is born from the desire for something   good that is difficult but...

Listening to God through hearing His word What is the Bible? At the most basic of levels, we can say that the Bible is a collection of...

HOPE2025 – Hope the gift of life eternal -  There are any number of powerful verses in Paul, verses that will no doubt appear to be...