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The gospel for last Sunday (the second Sunday of Lent) was Luke’s account of the transfiguration (Luke 9:28b-36). Something that immediately stood out to me was Luke’s report that Peter, James, and John were asleep at the moment when Jesus was transfigured. This detail is missing from the parallel passages Continue Reading
Welcome to the continuing series comparing the Revised English Bible (REB) with the New American Bible Revised Edition (NABRE) for the first reading (usually from the Old Testament) at each Sunday Mass. This series complements the comparisons earlier in 2018, which focused on the New Testament letters. I’m interested in exploring whether the REB’s Continue Reading
A reader recently sent me the following analysis of the progress on the Ignatius Catholic Study Bible (ICSB): I was thinking about the Ignatius Catholic Study Bible and how long it’s taking, and I decided to run some basic statistics. The (rather depressing) results are below. Most of my analysis Continue Reading
Welcome to the continuing series comparing the Revised English Bible (REB) with the New American Bible Revised Edition (NABRE) for the first reading (usually from the Old Testament) at each Sunday Mass. This series complements the comparisons earlier in 2018, which focused on the New Testament letters. I’m interested in exploring whether the REB’s Continue Reading
From now until Monday, March 18th, Midwest Theological Forum is offering 20% off of selected books in their catalog — including the hardcover and bonded leather editions of the Didache Bible (both the NABRE and RSV-2CE editions). Here is the link to their sale selection.
Welcome to the continuing series comparing the Revised English Bible (REB) with the New American Bible Revised Edition (NABRE) for the first reading (usually from the Old Testament) at each Sunday Mass. This series complements the comparisons earlier in 2018, which focused on the New Testament letters. I’m interested in exploring whether the REB’s Continue Reading
I recently received a lightly-used Saint Paul Daily Missal in a black “leatherflex” as a gift (here’s a link to the product page on the Pauline Books website). This is a single-volume missal with the entire set of 3-year Sunday readings and 2-year daily readings. It also contains brief reflections Continue Reading
Welcome to the continuing series comparing the Revised English Bible (REB) with the New American Bible Revised Edition (NABRE) for the first reading (usually from the Old Testament) at each Sunday Mass. This series complements the comparisons earlier in 2018, which focused on the New Testament letters. I’m interested in exploring whether the REB’s Continue Reading
We’re now less than two weeks away from Ash Wednesday, and it’s a good time to start nailing down ideas for prayer, fasting, and almsgiving during Lent. This post is a sounding board to share ideas. Are you planning to incorporate scripture study or praying with scripture as part of Continue Reading
Welcome to the continuing series comparing the Revised English Bible (REB) with the New American Bible Revised Edition (NABRE) for the first reading (usually from the Old Testament) at each Sunday Mass. This series complements the comparisons earlier in 2018, which focused on the New Testament letters. I’m interested in exploring whether the REB’s Continue Reading