God's Word Archives - Claretian Teaching Ministry
Counting Your Uncounted Blessings
In a Thanksgiving week quiz, a teacher asked her fourth grade pupils to state at least one thing they…
The Tragedy of Wasted Tragedies
John H. Hampsch, cmf I smile every time I hear the clever epigram attributed to Winston Churchill: “If you’re…
Does Scripture help validate the Resurrection of Jesus?
The four Gospels that record the Resurrection story are too similar to be written totally independently of one another,…
For some, the Bible’s definition of angels seems to be consoling, but for others, almost threatening. The citation I…
Point/Counterpoint: He Said/She Said
The following playground conversation took place between two first-grader twins, one an avid feminist and the other an intransigent…
“Stay here and watch with me” (Matt. 26:38) Recent medical research has shown, statistically, that post-operative hospital patients who…
First things First—Prioritize Your Life
A successful businessman was zipping along through a residential district in his new Jaguar, at a somewhat reckless speed,…
Homosexuality—Hereditary or Acquired?
The question of homosexuality as an inherited trait, rather than environmentally caused, is a very problematical issue among some…
Summary Response to Objections to Mary’s Perpetual Virginity
Perhaps the most persistent objection to Mary’s post partum virginity is the frequent scriptural references to Jesus’ “brothers” (e.g.,…
John H. Hampsch, cmf After one of Bill Cosby’s performances a young couple went backstage hoping to get the…