Understanding the ScripturesScott Hahn
Jesus in today's Gospel teaches His apostles how to interpret the Scriptures. He tells them that all the Scriptures of what we now call the Old Testament refer to Him. He says that all the promises ...
New morning Scott Hahn
The tomb was empty. In the early morning darkness of that first Easter, there was only confusion for Mary Magdalene and the other disciples. But as the daylight spread, they saw the dawning of a new creation. At ...
Darkness at noonScott Hahn
Crowned with thorns, our Lord is lifted up on the Cross, where He dies as "King of the Jews." Notice how many times He is called "king" in today's Gospel -- mostly in scorn and mockery. As we hear ...
The 'hour' comes Scott Hahn
Our readings today are filled with anticipation. The days are coming, Jeremiah prophesies in today's First Reading. The hour has come, Jesus says in the Gospel. The new covenant that God promised ...
Living in the lightScott Hahn
The Sunday readings in Lent have been showing us the high points of salvation history -- God's covenant with creation in the time of Noah; His promises to Abraham; the law He gave to Israel at Sinai. In ...
Spiritual sacrifice Scott Hahn
Jesus does not come to destroy the temple, but to fulfill it (see Matthew 5:17) -- to reveal its true purpose in God's saving plan. He is the Lord the prophets said would come -- to purify the ...
Bonds loosedScott Hahn
The Lenten season continues with another story of testing. Last Sunday, we heard the trial of Jesus in the desert. In this week's First Reading, we hear of how Abraham was put to the test. The ...
The new creation Scott Hahn
Lent bids us to return to the innocence of our baptism. As Noah and his family were saved through the waters of the deluge, we were saved through the waters of Baptism, Peter reminds us in today's ...
