Day 62: Spies Sent to Canaan (2022)

As we finish our journey in 2 Kings and 2 Chronicles, Fr. Mike highlights the Babylonian exile as a critical event in the story of salvation. Although the exile is a dark and devastating part of Israel's history, Fr. Mike reminds us that it's not the end of their story. Today's r ...  Show more

As we near the end of 2 Kings, Fr. Mike takes us through Babylon's conquest of Judah, under the leadership of King Nebuchadnezzar. He touches on the importance of wisdom in the Book of Proverbs and revisits the sons of Josiah to explain why the people of Israel are so lost. Today ...  Show more

Fr. Mike unpacks the vital unity between the Old and New Testaments. Together, we examine prefigurements and types from the Old Testament being fulfilled in the New. We also examine the importance of the study of Scripture for each and every Catholic. Today’s readings are Catechi ...  Show more

Reading the Old Testament can be so frustrating. We hear the stories of God’s chosen people forming a covenant with God, and then breaking that covenant over and over. How could God allow this? Today, Fr. Mike helps us read Scripture with a lens towards our own unfaithfulness and ...  Show more

Together with Fr. Mike, we unpack the joint mission of God’s Word and the Spirit in the Old and New Testaments. Fr. Mike emphasizes the Spirit’s role in creation, the theophanies, and the Law. We conclude today’s reflection with an examination of the prefiguration of the Church i ...  Show more

വാഗ്ദത്തനാടായ കാനാൻദേശത്തിൻ്റെ അതിർത്തിയോട് അടുക്കുമ്പോൾ പന്ത്രണ്ടു ഗോത്രങ്ങളിൽ നിന്ന് ഒരാൾ വീതം പന്ത്രണ്ടുപേരെ ദേശം ഒറ്റുനോക്കാനായി അയക്കുന്നു. തിരികെ എത്തിയവരിൽ പത്തുപേർ തെറ്റായ വാർത്ത ഇസ്രായേൽ ജനതയെ അറിയിക്കുന്നതുമൂലം ഇസ്രായേൽ ജനത ദൈവം ചെയ്ത കാര്യങ്ങളെല്ലാം മറന്നുകൊണ്ട് അവിശ്വ ...  Show more