In the decade I have been praying the Liturgy of the Hours, there is one reading that has always confused me.  Most of the time when we celebrate the memorial of a saint who lived out their vocation as a female religious, during Morning Prayer you flip to the back Continue Reading

After spending four weeks reading and praying the NRSV Psalms according to the schedule of the Liturgy of the Hours, I would highlight a few general themes that are relevant for a Christological reading: Inclusive Plural Language The NRSV’s use of the plural words “those” and “they” instead of “the Continue Reading

Earlier this year, I worked my way through Fr. Frank Matera’s commentary Praying the Psalms in the Voice of Christ as I prayed the four-week psalter in the Liturgy of the Hours. (I reviewed Matera’s book here for anyone interested.) Following Matera’s lead, I grew in understanding how to read Continue Reading

Mark Brumley, President of Ignatius Press, has posted a short video on Facebook showing the soon-to-be-published leather Ignatius Catholic Study Bible. The sewn binding is evident in the video. I’m also happy to see that the ghosting of text from subsequent pages looks much better than the photos that Brumley Continue Reading

Ignatius Press recently posted a few interior pictures of the upcoming Ignatius Catholic Study Bible on their Facebook page showing the page layout and samples of the notes and informational boxes that will be printed. The first photo shows a page from the book of the prophet Habakkuk. The footnotes Continue Reading

Thanks to a reader for alerting me that there is a new promotional video for the large print thinline RSV-2CE from Catholic Bible Press (which will be published in mid-November). The video is accessible on the Amazon product listing page also. I covered the early marketing information on this edition Continue Reading