It may not seem like an Advent story, but John is closely connected to the coming of Jesus. John the Baptist comes from the wilderness, calls the people to repentance and proclaims the Word of the ...
The final book in the Old Testament, the last book in the Hebrew Neviim or Prophets, is the book of Malachi. In Hebrew, the word comes from a word meaning “messenger,” which points to Malachi as a ...
the last word in the Old Testament (Mal 3:24). Here, Jesus’ mention of John the Baptist, whom the Jewish detractors accuse of being possessed by the devil, makes the disciples refer to Elijah, because ...
Even when he rose from the grave, he didn’t show off his power to the world. Jesus comes to us in lowliness, meekness and the gentleness of his word. Christ brings to us the most valuable treasures in ...