July 6, 2021 Burial Sites of the Crucified Jew and Roman: What Do these Archaeological Finds Tell Us about the Passion of Christ? Until the middle of the 20th century, archaeologists had at their disposal no serious finds that could give a clear picture of crucifixion as…
June 21, 2021 Agony in the Garden Should be believe the narratives of the Gospels even when there is no historical evidence to confirm them? The Apostles were asleep while Jesus…
June 14, 2021 United in Freedom John 14:27 – 15:7 The Lord describes the unity of people with God from various angles. In contrast with the one about the sheep…
June 11, 2021 How Long after the Resurrection of Christ Did His Ascension Happen? Is Luke’s Timing Accurate? Can we say anything specific about the exact time spent by Christ visiting His disciples after His resurrection? According to Apostle Luke, His disciples…
June 2, 2021 God’s Helpers John 6:5–14 Acts 13:13–24 As we know from the Gospel, the Lord fed five thousand people who followed Him to the far shore of…
June 1, 2021 High Priests Ananias and Caiaphas: Arbiters in the Trial of God We are free to change our decisions, and God humbly waits for us to make up our minds, as long as we are still…
May 30, 2021 Christ Meets Samaritan Woman at the Well — How God Meant Evil for Good Like a diamond, the story of Jesus Christ and the Samaritan woman has many sides to it. Here, we will concentrate on one specific…
May 23, 2021 Sunday of the Paralytic Let me draw your attention to these three features of today’s Gospel readings. The first is the sheer horror of being in dire need…
May 21, 2021 Do Not Hold on to Me When the Lord was resurrected, He was met by Mary Magdalene, who at first mistaken Him for a gardener (see John 20:17). When she…
May 6, 2021 Who Was Pontius Pilate? He is in the Bible and in secular literature. Mikhail Bulgakov depicts him in his famous novel “Master and Margarita” as a gentle and…
April 30, 2021 A Few Thoughts on Miracles and Judas Iscariot The story of Judas, which has long become a household name, is one of betrayal and despair. The word “Judas” is known even by…
March 20, 2021 The Hidden Message of St John’s Gospel Studying the New Testament convinces me more and more of the uniqueness of the Gospel of John. It is for a reason that the…