Month: July 2022

I Corinthians 13:4 As we embark on this quest for understanding and encouragement through St. Paul’s explanation of love, a few reminders may be in order. You will recall that the letter was originally written in the Greek language of that day (mid-first century). We will, therefore, make some...

I Corinthians 13: 1-3 When St. Paul arrived in Corinth in 50 A.D., he found a city that reflected the world of that day. Its culture, economics, art and religion were touted around the Mediterranean Sea and throughout the Roman Empire as the model of happy, successful living. Although...

At the center of Israel’s covenant relationship with God, we hear: “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul and with all your might” (Deuteronomy 6:5). When asked to tell the greatest commandment in the Law, Jesus replied, “You shall love the...