On our way to Washington DC again for two days to help our daughter and return her son Dominic (who spent the week with us — we will MISS him). Grandkids are great!
In the meantime:
Fascinating Differences in the Story of Jesus’ Birth
by Steve Ray
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(Published in The Catholic Answer Nov/Dec 2004 issue)
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A king was born. But He was born unlike most kings. There was no pomp and circumstance; there were no midwives or court attendants. There was only the bleating of sheep and the buzzing of flies. Birth in a cave-turned-stable was not like birth in a royal palace. . . .
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The Myth of Jabneh and the Old Testament Canon
by Steve Ray
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(Published in This Rock Sept 2004 issue)
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Many myths are believed not because they are true but simply because people want to believe them. But wishful thinking is a poor substitute for truth. It is always preferable to dig deep and discover the facts and not believe things only because you want them to be true.
For instance, it is popular in some Protestant circles to claim that the Jews had a closed canon of Scripture in the first century A.D. and that the early Christians accepted this final Jewish collection of inspired writings as final and binding upon the Church. . . .
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