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The problem of sufferings

To all of us who believe in an almighty merciful (benevolent) God, Jews, Christians and Muslims alike, the problem of sufferings is one which we cannot escape. Why does an almighty merciful God allow sufferings to happen…
Why were Israelites the Chosen People?

It is impossible to know God. If it were, we ourselves would be God. Again and again, we come across difficult questions about God's actions. Again and again, after working very hard to find an acceptable explanation, we…
Justice & Meekness

Most of the time, God's message is always the opposite of human wisdom. Even though St. Paul confidently proclaimed that the foolishness of God is wiser than men, His weakness is stronger (1 Corinthians 1:25), not many p…
Passion Sunday (Year B)

We began the Holy Week this Sunday. Jesus was heading Jerusalem, to his final destiny on earth. He entered Jerusalem, riding on a colt to fulfill the prophecy of Zechariah. Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion! Shout alou…
Who wants to be a prophet?

God cannot speak directly to the people. Otherwise, there is no way to differentiate between those who truly believe in His words from those who are afraid and appear to believe. So, God chooses prophets to speak on His …
The valley of dry bones

Ezekiel was a prophet of vision. He saw many strange images. Based on his description, some authors in the last century wrote books such as Chariots of the Gods (1968), feeding the western psyche with the idea that God w…
Circumcision

In Genesis 15, God established a covenant with Abraham, promising him countless descendants and the land of Canaan. At that time, Abraham was 85 and Sarah 75 as well as barren. So, Sarah gave her Egyptian maid Hagar to A…
Freedom from sins

The conflict between Jesus and the Jews escalated. Yet, some of the Jews believed in Jesus after Jesus said the following. So Jesus said, "When you have lifted up the Son of man, then you will know that I am he, and that…
God gave us an "idol"

Going around the land of Edom, the Israelites complained against God and Moses. God sent fierce serpents among the Israelites to bite them. Many were killed (Numbers 21:4-6). Obviously, God was offended and was impatient…
Sin no more (John 8:11)

Today, we read the famous story of Jesus and an adulterous woman (John 8:1-11). From this story came the idiom "to cast the first stone", meaning to be the first to attack a sinner. However, many scholars believe that th…