The ICCJ (International Council of Christians and Jews) announced last week the sudden passing of Dr. Victor Goldbloom, of Montreal, Canada, a former President of the ICCJ and one of its Honorary Presidents. Victor would have turned 93 this summer and died of a heart attack on February 15th. He is survived by his wife of Read More
The Covenant of the Last Supper is described as “new”. Some like to think it is a covenant to the spirit of the gospel as opposed to Jewish law and prophecy. But such an interpretation runs counter to reality; for the opposition lies, not between the Old Testament and the gospel, but between two mentalities, Read More
Many Christians and Jews know of the connection between Passover and Easter. But what about the connection between the 40 days of Lent and Passover? At first glance, Passover and engaging in the discipline of Lent seem to have little in common. We find the parallel, however, when we look at Passover more broadly. Passover Read More
Ash Wednesday is the first day of Lent. They are 40 fasting days before Easter. According to the canonical gospels of Matthew, Mark and Luke, Jesus Christ spent 40 days fasting in the desert, where he endured temptation by Satan. Lent originated as a mirroring of this, fasting 40 days as preparation for Easter. Every Sunday was seen as Read More
In Jerusalem, a meeting brought together Jews and Christians at the “Sixteenth Brenninkmeijer- Werhahn Annual Lecture” at the Hebrew University. This year’s special guest is Mons. Bruno Forte, archbishop of Chieti and Vasto, Italy. “Religious leadership in secular society: the pattern of Moses” was the theme proposed. Source: Christian Media Center.
The Vatican’s Commission for Religious Relations with Jews has released a new document exploring the unresolved theological questions at the heart of Christian-Jewish dialogue. The new document, entitled ‘The Gifts and Calling of God are irrevocable’, marks the 50th anniversary of the ground-breaking declaration ‘Nostra Aetate’. It was presented at a press conference in Read More
For fifteen years, Father Patrick Desbois, a Catholic priest from Paris, has combed countless villages throughout Eastern Europe, asking that question of elderly residents. With his unassuming manner and clerical garb, people gladly open up him; many even invite him home for meals. But these are no idle chats. When he finds people who lived Read More
From a sermon by Saint Leo the Great, pope Each man’s profit matches his toil The Lord says: Unless your justice exceeds that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will not enter into the kingdom of heaven. How indeed can justice exceed, unless compassion rises above judgment? What is as right or as worthy as Read More
“Do you want to abandon the Holy Land to its fate? Pilgrims, continue to come to the Holy Land. Free yourself from the fear that imprisons you and come “: this is the heartfelt appeal that, through the online site Terrasanta.net, Bishop Giacinto-Boulos Marcuzzo, Auxiliary Bishop and Vicar for Israeli Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem, launches Read More
