Jeanie Hannaman

By Fr. Kevin Drew, Catholic Exchange - The sacred author of Proverbs, writing around 300-400 years before Christ, revealed that from His very beginnings God the creator was not alone. No, someone was with Him when He established the heavens, “beside Him as His craftsman.” In the fullness of time, that craftsman revealed Himself in the person of Jesus Christ... Since the 6th century, this passage from Proverbs has been read on September 8th, which is the birthday of the Blessed Virgin Mary, because in some translations the text does not read “The Lord possessed me,” but rather, “The Lord created me.” And as we all know, Christ was not created.

By Dr. Jeff Mirus, Catholic Culture - Each time we read through the Bible, different passages claim our attention. There are probably a well-coordinated set of reasons for this, beginning with the shortness of the human attention span, and ending with the interior grace of the Holy Spirit as we read. I hope I am not entirely alone in my ability to say prayers or even read Scripture while thinking about something else. But if we keep at it, new insights do come to mind.