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The late great Fr. Joseph Ratzinger, also known as Pope Benedict XVI, called the Beatitudes, “a sort of veiled interior biography of Jesus, a kind of portrait of his figure” (Joseph Ratzinger, Jesus of Nazareth: From the Baptism in the Jordan to the Transfiguration, 75). As disciples of Jesus Christ, Christians are called to…
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Within these verses, St. Paul appeals to our olfactory imagination to teach us a multidimensional lesson about what it means to live as a Christian. On the one hand, the language of aroma appeals to the smell of a burnt offering, or sacrifice made to God. On the other, the same language appeals…
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The verse Matthew 4:4 comes amidst Jesus' temptation in the desert by Satan, an episode of the life of Christ we hear of on the First Sunday of Lent every year. Knowing Jesus is hungry after His 40-day fast, Satan tempts Him, saying, "If you are the Son of God, command that these…