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January 7, 2008

Vol. 198 / No. 1

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The Word
Daniel J. HarringtonJanuary 07, 2008

Johns Gospel does not include a direct account of Jesus baptism Instead it supplies the testimony or witness of John the Baptist and his reflections on who Jesus is By considering what the Baptist saw in Jesus we may see more clearly what we can hope for from Jesus In his first chapter John the

The Word
Daniel J. HarringtonJanuary 07, 2008

The baptism of Jesus inaugurates his public ministry as an adult From Matthew 8217 s infancy narrative we have already learned that Jesus is the Messiah Son of God Son of David and King of the Jews From Matthew 8217 s description of John the Baptist we know that John was preparing the way of t

Columns
Margaret SilfJanuary 07, 2008

According to the Swiss painter Paul Klee, the artist is like the trunk of a tree, drawing up through its roots in the unknown soil below what will bring life to the branches above: leaves, flowers and fruit, a life of which he or she knows nothing. That strikes me as a pretty apt description of the

News

Theater Founder Says Disability Is a Gift The life of the imagination has no physical boundaries, and people with physical disabilities can use their imagination to face lifes difficulties. That is the enduring message of Rick Curry, a Jesuit brother, and the organization he founded 30 years ago in