Oct 15, 2013 | Uncategorized
Punished “for” or “by” our sins – The Suffering Servant of Isaiah 53 Santo Calarco There can be no doubt that Isaiah 53 is a pivotal chapter as far as the New Testament is concerned. It was used as a springboard for proclaiming the Gospel (Acts 8:30-35) and as...
Oct 15, 2013 | Uncategorized
I am often asked by devout parishioners why it is that many of their loved ones have so little interest in matters of faith. The most correct answer is, of course, I don't know; but a possible explanation has to do with the nature of salt. Jesus says in...
Oct 8, 2013 | Uncategorized
A Plea to Rethink Justice-as-Punishment News reports on crime usually attract lots of interest, and our newspapers cover it greedily; one wonders, though, if reports of injustice done to prisoners get read at all. Federal Correctional Investigator (ombudsman) Howard...
Oct 2, 2013 | Uncategorized
If we are going to speak of 'covenant' in our day and age, we must be certain that it be rightly framed through the lens of covenant between Father and Son. You see, the Father does not have a covenant with you, rather, He has a covenant with His Son. This...
Sep 24, 2013 | Uncategorized
The Stream Once there was a young boy who went walking and came upon a small creek bubbling down a hillside. It appeared to form a large and fast flowing stream rushing into the valley where it disappeared in the distance. The boy, being thirsty, dropped to his knees...
