"This is an evil generation that seeks a sign, but no sign will be given it except the sign of Jonah" (Luke 11:29). Gal 4:22-24, 26-27, 31–5:1; Luke 11:29-32 Trappist monk Thomas Merton (1915-1968) ...

Jonah is a remarkable prophet. He is more than a forecaster of God’s revelations, more than a preacher of persistent patience, or impending wrath. To readers, Christian, Jewish, and even Muslim, his ...

Sometimes when I read the Bible, I can see a parallel between things that happened during biblical times and what is happening in our world today. For example, at my church we recently finished a ...

The word of the LORD came to Jonah a second time: “Set out for the great city of Nineveh, and announce to it the message that I will tell you” (Jon 3:1). I had to read today’s first reading twice to ...

“There is something greater than Jonah here” (Luke 11:32). Jon 3:1-10; Lk 11:29-32 Just what is the sign of Jonah? Because the imagery is so compelling in the story, we think of Jonah going down into ...

At different times in his public preaching, Jesus was challenged by his opponents to give them a sign, a proof that he was sent by God. The common understanding was that he should work a miracle, ...