Suddenly the woman turns to her (“their”) sister, who is young. She describes her sister’s body and then compares herself to her sister (vv. 8-10). He does the same — compares himself to another — in vv. 11-12. Here are the first set of words: |inline Read more
Scot, If you’ve discussed this elsewhere, then please accept my apologies. In light of recent heated discussions on issues such as (but not limited to) homosexuality in the church, much has been said about respecting the authority of Scripture. |inline Read more
Our last day in Tuscany was a trip through the wine community of Montalcino and then a wondrous afternoon atop Pienza, a Renaissance community built by Pius II. Here are some pictures: |inline Read more
The woman, after declaring where it was that their love was first aroused, now suddenly teaches what love is all about. Here are her words: |inline Read more
In the 4th chp, Joseph Ratzinger, Pope Benedict XVI, discusses at length the Sermon on the Mount by focusing on two themes: the Beatitudes (today) and Jesus and the Law — the Torah of the Messiah. Once again, the Pope envelops the message of Jesus into the larger themes of the cross and christology. |inline Read more
Because we lost access to posting pictures on the blog when we got to San Gimignano, a delightful Tuscan town south and west of Florence, we thought a few pictures from “San Gimi” might interest some of you: |inline Read more
The woman speaks in 8:5b through 8:10, and then her shepherd love speaks in 8:11-13 and the woman closes off this potent and totally delightful exploration of love in 8:14. Here is how she begins the finale: |inline Read more
O God, whose never-failing providence ordereth all things both in heaven and earth: We humbly beseech thee to put away from us all hurtful things, and give us those things which are profitable for us; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen. Read more
As we meander through the air on our way back to Chicago and after meandering this week through northern Italy, I confess to having had no opportunity for doing Weekly Meanderings this week … my first “miss” since last year this time. Read more
No traffic to speak of and mostly beautiful weather, Kris and I left San Gimignano this morning by 8:30am and got to Stresa, on Lago Maggiore (just south of Switzerland, on a lake, and near Malpensa airport for an early Sat morning flight). Stresa is one of those historic places in Italy — and Hemingway turned the place into a spot when he wrote about his recuperation here. |inline Read more
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