Jacob was the owner of a strip of this "shoulder-land" in a way in which he was not the owner of any other portion of land in Canaan, except the cave of Machpelah; and we find him sending his cattle to pasture there when he was himself dwelling far away (Genesis 37:12). And ...
Again and again the LORD, the God of their fathers, sent word to His people through His messengers because He had compassion on them and on His dwelling place. But theymockedthe messengers of God,despising His wordsandscoffingat His prophets, until the wrath of the LORD against His people ...
especially in the sacraments, such as the Eucharist and reconciliation. We can deepen our encounter with Jesus by making a dwelling place in our hearts. Let the Divine Word remain in our hearts.
St. John, we know, had taken her to his own home, probably to a private dwelling in Jerusalem (see Note on John 19:27), and she had now come with him to the first meeting of the Ecclesia. Here also we trace the influence of the women as St. Luke's informants. They could not...