by Max Massell | Nov 2, 2014 | Sunday Scriptures, Meditations
WHEN TODAY’S THEOLOGIANS DISAGREE, it is usually in the pages of some scholarly journal, perhaps as an unflattering review or in a volley of articles. All very professional and civilized. Things were different in the first century AD. When St. Peter came from...
by Max Massell | Oct 20, 2013 | Sunday Scriptures, Scriptural Reflections
THE GOSPELS RECORD SEVERAL INSTANCES when the Lord Jesus called people to be His followers. At times He called people to leave their homes and livelihoods and follow Him. He called Peter and Andrew, James and John as they were busy fishing “and immediately they left...
by Max Massell | Oct 21, 2012 | Sunday Scriptures, Meditations
WHAT DID ST. PAUL MEAN when he wrote, “I have been crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me” (Galatians 2:20)? How was he crucified with Christ? In the sacramental sense, he was “crucified” the same way we were: through baptism. In...
