When this series was originally published three years ago I noted that, in Years B (Mark, this year) and C (Luke) of the Sunday readings cycle, there are two possible Gospels for the Third, Fourth and ...

A rumbling stomach might have been the reason why an upset Jesus flipped the tables of moneychangers and merchants as he visited Jerusalem ahead of the Passover holiday, claim a team of researchers in ...

Jesus' cleansing of the moneychangers from the Temple is a reminder to Christians of the need for "authentic worship" and "conformity between liturgy and life," Pope Francis said. The Pope warned ...

Sunday, March 7, is the Third Sunday of Lent. Mass readings: Exodus 20:1-17; Psalm 19:8-11; 1 Corinthians 1:22-25; John 2:13-25. It’s the Third Sunday in Lent, and we are nearing the midpoint of this ...

“Stop making my Father’s house a marketplace” (John 2:16). Ezek 47:1-2, 8-9, 12; 1 Cor 3:9c-11, 16-17; John 2:13-22 Large buildings are one way to establish the permanence of governments and churches.

Even if you didn’t go to Sunday school as a child, you are probably familiar with one of the Bible’s most commonly referenced stories, that of Jesus cleansing the temple of the money changers.