The Neighbours and Enemies of (Ancient) Israel

There is a curious episode in the life of Jesus about which only St John informs us. It starts brightly enough with "many of the Jews learned to believe in him" (John 8:30) but things quickly go off-track. After a bit of to-and-fro Our Lord says- "I know you are of Abraham’s breed; yet you …

The Prophet Ezekiel Talks About You

In Chapter 28 of the Book of Ezekiel we see prophecies apparently directed against, respectively, the Prince and the King of the coastal city of Tyre. When we read them allegorically, however, we can see that they are also directed against, firstly, each person wounded by Original Sin (which means you and, unfortunately, me too,) …

Painted Jezebel and the Show Trial

There was no one like Ahab who sold himself to do wickedness in the sight of the Lord, because Jezebel his wife stirred him up.(1 Kings [3 Kings] 21:25, NKJV) Jezebel, the Queen Consort to Ahab King of the Northern Kingdom of Israel was a terrible human being, as I intend to shortly show, but …