Tag: Scripture
Mark Shea: Names in the Gospels
Last time in this space we looked at the spiritual meaning of names in Scripture. But there is another aspect to names, particularly in...
Mark Shea: What’s in a Name?
Names are a big deal in Scripture. Hebrew culture and tradition saw names as more than mere labels to slap on people and things...
Mark Shea: Models of the Church: Paul and the Church of...
This completes Mark Shea's series, Models of the Church
There is a myth about St Paul: that he was the Lone Ranger apostle. A visionary...
Mark Shea: Models of the Church: John and the Church of...
This is Part 4 of Mark Shea's series on Models of the Church
There’s a little joke about Peter and John running to the tomb. ...
Mark Shea: Models of the Church
Part of my nefarious purpose in doing a series on the Senses of Scripture was to prime the pump for a new discussion on...
Mark Shea: The Four Senses of Scripture: Part 4 The Anagogical...
The last in the series on the Four Senses of Scripture
The last of the Four Senses of Scripture highlights the Catholic genius for taking...
Mark Shea: The Four Senses of Scripture: Part 3 The Moral...
Part 3 of a series on the Four Senses of Scripture
One of the big things Jesus emphasises is that deeds matter more than words. ...
Mark Shea: The Four Senses of Scripture: The Allegorical Sense
Part 2 of a series on the Four Senses of Scripture
Last time in this space, we looked at the first and most obvious sense...
The Four Senses of Scripture: The Literal Sense
Part 1 of a special series on the Four Senses of Scripture
Have you ever noticed that you can do something without realising you are...
Q&A with Fr John Flader: The interpretation of Scripture
Dear Father, In a recent column you wrote that the Bible is truthful in everything it says, and I am happy to accept that....
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