Category Archives: on Sacred texts

In the recent exegesis on the book of Ruth, I omitted commentary on the final five verses. This was not because they are grounded in dereliction of duty, deception and prostitution, rather because they are generally acknowledged as a late … Continue reading →

Naomi, her husband and two sons are economic migrants. While in their adopted land, the sons marry native women. In time the three men die leaving the three women without means. Naomi and one of her daughters-in-law journey back to … Continue reading →

A few weeks ago, as Easter was upon us, myriad movie channels dug out that chestnut “The Ten Commandments.” In my childhood it was a cinematographic wonder with Charlton Heston outperforming everyone and everything including a sea being ripped apart. … Continue reading →

I apologize for the sensationalism of the title and editing. Had I quoted the full verse, you may not have continued with this page, for having sin is not something this world wants to hear. St. John knows that, and … Continue reading →

A few days ago the second lesson at Evening Prayer was from the 21st chapter of the Gospel according to St John. It is among my favourite passages of scripture. But I have a problem with the translations of it. … Continue reading →

Reading between the lines of the few things the apostle Paul has to say about the angelic hosts, we find that when Satan and his cohorts rebel it is not against God per se, but the divine proposal of creation. … Continue reading →

Attempts The unconscious is a reservoir of the experiences of terrestrial life. It, in a sense, remembers everything from the dawn of life to the present. In it resonates all that was and, as the power of life, all that … Continue reading →