Maybe Our Lord carved into the earth the words of Deuteronomy 17:7 which states (as the well written article mentions) that only two first-hand witnesses…More
Maybe Our Lord carved into the earth the words of Deuteronomy 17:7 which states (as the well written article mentions) that only two first-hand witnesses to the crime — in this case adultery — would be allowed to cast the first stone Nobody was eager to admit to being an eye-witness to the adulterous encounter. These upright teachers of the Law would no doubt be quite content to say they were first-hand eye-witnesses to Murder or theft, but evidently not adultery. The "eye-witness" would have to divulge why they were there at the event, and who it was that was witnessed with the woman? To people of High Standing such as the Pharisees, it seems that they were more than willing to heap stones upon the woman - but they were NOT so keen to see the Law was practiced correctly, by admitting they were there as the event was taking place. People would wonder what they were doing there? To admit to being a witness, could place the spotlight on themselves, potentially revealing more than they …More
Young Thai migrant workers were killed or held hostage by Hamas in Israel on October 7, 2023. They knew nothing of the Hamas hatred for Jews. They were simply poor.
Thailand’s Victims of Hamas in Israel — Beyond These Stone Walls
Young Thai migrant workers were killed or held hostage by Hamas in Israel on October 7, 2023. They knew nothing of the Hamas hatred for …
A story out of time for our time: The Prophet Isaiah wrote of Cyrus, King of the Persian Empire who knew not God but was chosen by God to restore freedom to Israel.
The Hamas Assault on Israel and the Emperor Who Knew Not God — Beyond These Stone Walls
A story out of time for our time: The Prophet Isaiah wrote of Cyrus, King of the Persian Empire who knew not God …
The late Michael Jackson settled one abuse claim for $20 million but supporters maintain his innocence. A Catholic priest is ruined for life just for being accused.
Pop Stars and Priests: Michael Jackson and the Credible Standard — Beyond These Stone Walls
Pop Stars and Priests: Michael Jackson and the Credible Standard Daniel Kahneman died last month on March 27…
Sixteen years after the Dallas Charter set a ‘credible’ standard to suspend hundreds of accused priests, bishops are only now trying to define what ‘credible’ means.
The Credibility of Bishops on Credibly Accused Priests — Beyond These Stone Walls
The Credibility of Bishops on Credibly Accused Priests “Credibly accused’ is being worked out in terms of our lawyers …
Amid reports on scores of men wrongly imprisoned, a California FBI investigator’s study concludes that at least half the claims against Catholic priests are false.
Walking Tall: The Justice Behind the Eighth Commandment — Beyond These Stone Walls
Amid reports on scores of men wrongly imprisoned, a California FBI investigator’s study concludes that at least half …
The Agony in the Garden, the First Sorrowful Mystery, is a painful scene in the Passion of the Christ, but in each of the Synoptic Gospels the Apostles slept through it.
Waking Up in the Garden of Gethsemane — Beyond These Stone Walls
The Agony in the Garden, the First Sorrowful Mystery, is a painful scene in the Passion of Christ, but in each of the Synoptic Gospels …
The trial of O.J. Simpson and the trial of Fr Gordon MacRae were parallel dramas playing out on opposite sides of the U.S. in the 1990s and with opposite results.
The Acquittal of O.J. Simpson and the Conviction of Father MacRae — Beyond These Stone Walls
The Acquittal of O.J. Simpson and the Conviction of Father MacRae + + + On the night of May 5, 1993, I entered …
The fall of Simon Peter was a scandal of Biblical proportions. His three-time denial of Jesus is recounted in every Gospel, but all is not as it first seems to be.
The Apostle Falls: Simon Peter Denies Christ — Beyond These Stone Walls
The fall of Simon Peter was a scandal of Biblical proportions. His three-time denial of Jesus is recounted in every Gospel, but …
The central figures present before the Sacrament for the Life of the World are Jesus on the eve of Sacrifice and Satan on the eve of battle to restore the darkness.
Satan at The Last Supper: Hours of Darkness and Light — Beyond These Stone Walls
The central figures present before the Sacrament for the Life of the World are Jesus on the eve of Sacrifice and Satan on …
There is another scandal in the Catholic Church just under the radar. It is what happens after Father is accused, and it would never happen if he were your father.
If Night Befalls Your Father, You Don’t Discard Him! You Just Don’t! — Beyond These Stone Walls
There is another scandal in the Catholic Church just under the radar. It is what happens after Father is …