Today’s Gospel reading features a Jesus we don’t always see: fiery, fed-up Jesus. This denunciation of the Pharisees and scholars of the law for their hypocrisy is often coupled with the passage from ...
When I was a kid, Jesus’ cleansing of the merchants and money-lenders in the temple was one of my favorite gospel stories. I mean, think about it. Jesus gets mad, makes a whip out of a rope, drives ...
In the Bible, the week before Jesus is killed, he triumphantly enters Jerusalem, welcomed by the people who are waving palm fronds. By some, he’s believed to be a leader who will free the Jews from ...
Over the years, I’ve written about a dozen Clergy View articles for the Dispatch, and the hardest part is often choosing a topic. One guiding quote I’ve heard from many colleagues sums up one of the ...
A twisted Illinois State University faculty member was arrested after allegedly flipping a Turning Point USA table on campus this week, viral video shows. The accused vandal, Derek Lopez, was caught ...