Apocrypha’ means ‘hidden’ in Greek, but it is often used to describe texts that are outside the official biblical canon.

Father Joshua J. Whitfield provides a reflection on the readings and Gospel for the 3rd Sunday in Lent, March 8, 2026.

Answer: Matthew 13:55 and Mark 6:3 name four men called Jesus' brethren: James, Joses (short for Joseph Jr.), Simon, and Judas called Jude. Verse 56 mentions that Jesus had sisters. The sisters are ...

The Bible is rife with symbolism. The cross, the fish, stigmata. The creation of the Earth in 7 days, which makes 7 the number of God. Now, those symbols have been simplified and translated--into ...

Let’s remember that the scripture that was used when Jesus roamed the earth during the last century B.C. (Before Christ) or as atheists like to designate time B.C.E (before the Common Era) was called ...

Jonathan Linebaugh’s pastoral, accessible invitation to Scripture is rightly focused on Christ but uncertain in its audience and too quiet about the church. If the Bible is the most-published book in ...

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