“How long, O Lord?” I asked. And he replied: Until the cities are desolate, without inhabitants, Houses, without people, and the land is a desolate waste. Douay-Rheims BibleAnd I said: How long, O Lord? And he said: Until the cities be wasted without inhabitant, and the houses ...
Catholic Public Domain Version Unto the end. A Psalm of David. How long, O Lord? Will you forget me until the end? How long will you turn your face away from me?New American BibleFor the leader. A psalm of David. New Revised Standard VersionHow long, O LORD? Will you forget me ...
How the Bible Came to Be wins Catholic Press awardSouder, Eugene K
TheNew Living Translation(NLT) is a great Bible translation for learninghow to start reading the Biblesince it’s pretty easy to read.The Messageis another option. It’s paraphrased–so it’s not as accurate to the original text–but it is very user-friendly and easy to read. Personally,...
The Catholic Study Bible features a translation close to what is used in Mass and contains the largest collection of study tools in a single volume. The NABRE’s modern-critical notes can serve as a good resource so long as they are understood for what they are. And the New Jerusalem Bib...
Catholic belief in miracles is long-standing and rooted in what the church believes about the life and work of Jesus of Nazareth. The Gospels portray Jesus as a teacher, but also as a wonder-worker who turned water into wine, walked on water and fed a large crowd with minimal food. As...
Becoming a Catholic nun is a lengthy process that requires both a “calling” to serve God, and also much time to consider one’s choice. There are numerous orders of nuns, each with different missions. Those who do not work in the outside world are more traditionally called a nun, whil...
It’s no wonder many people feel such elation when they escape such beliefs and become agnostics or atheists.At least they don’t have to stagger under the terrifying weight of such cruelty anymore.An old friend of mine Mark Vuletic, a long-time atheist activist, abandoned the Catholic fai...
In a scene very reminiscent of today, all they needed was a good long war. But it all backfired under the sign of the cross when the armies of Constantine were victorious. All he did was issue the Edict of Milan saying the Empire will now tolerate the Christian Faith. Well. The ...
How can you say to your brother, ‘Let me remove that splinter from your eye,’ while the wooden beam is in your eye? Douay-Rheims BibleOr how sayest thou to thy brother: Let me cast the mote out of thy eye; and behold a beam is in thy own eye? Treasury of Scripture Knowledge ...