Matthew

  • The Lord’s Day and the Sabbath Day

    Why do Christians honor The Lord’s Day (Sunday) instead of the Sabbath Day (Saturday)?  It’s relatively straightforward to see that Sunday memorializes Jesus’ Resurrection, but when and how did the shift begin in our faith?  From the third commandment in Exodus 20:8 we know that God told Moses, “Remember the sabbath day — keep it…

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  • The Greatest and Last Prophet

    St. John the Baptist holds a special place in our faith as both his birthday (June 24) and the day of his martyrdom (August 29) are celebrated and memorialized (Diocese of Baton Rouge).  He is an enigma for many, past and present, due to the way he lived his life in the desert (Matthew 3:1-4). …

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