Sunday, Oct. 17, is the 29th Sunday in Ordinary Time. Mass Readings: Isaiah 53:10-11; Psalm 33: 4-5, 18-19, 20, 22; Hebrews 4:14-16; Mark 10:35-45 or 10:42-45. The readings for the 29th Sunday of ...

There are four “servant of the Lord” oracles in Isaiah. These passages are also known as the “suffering servant songs,” which reveal what a well-trained disciple might have to face. Today’s first ...

The beginning and the end of Jesus’ life are the times most prominently portrayed in Christian art. While we may not think about it often, each depiction, all the Nativity scenes, sets of Stations of ...

In Chapters 40 to 55 of Isaiah, there are four passages known as the Servant Songs. One of them, quoted as today’s first reading, is about the “suffering servant.” One wonders what it was like to read ...

In 1978, Ignacio Ellacuría, S.J., rector of the Universidad de Centroamericana (UCA) in El Salvador, argued that the traditional reading of the suffering servant texts of Isaiah as a “prefiguration” ...

Last time we looked at Isaiah 50:1-3 which focused mainly on the failure of God’s people to be faithful to the Him. Furthermore, their refusal to repent of sin and return to a place of safety and ...

ON Good Friday we meditate on the innocent suffering and death of Christ on the cross and its meaning. Christians all over the world do this as they trust in a God who gave his only begotten son for ...

Hebrew religious poetry is supreme in world literature for its beauty, depth, and moral elevation. In words of epic majesty, the fifty-third chapter of Isaiah, considered by many the greatest passage ...

As the Easter season approaches I am drawn to the Book of Isaiah and in particular the 4 Servant Songs that begin in Isaiah 42 and end in Isaiah 52/53 with the powerful portrayal of the "Suffering ...