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Genesis 12 – Isaac
Isaac prayed that his wife Rebekah have a child, and she had twins, Esau and Jacob. Jacob was born grasping Esau’s heel, which is prophetic given how he would later contend with God, and references to this can be seen in Hosea 12 and Micah 1. Jacob convinces Esau to give away his birthright in…
Read MoreGenesis 11 – Isaac and Rebekah
Sarah dies and Abraham makes a contract with the Hittites to purchase a plot of land to bury Sarah. Nearing the end of his life, Abraham instructs his servant that Isaac must not take a Canaanite wife, but rather a wife from Abraham’s country. When he has done this, Isaac must settle in the land of Canaan, which God…
Read MoreSt. Irenaeus Mass (06-28-2013)
You are invited to join us on our patronal feast day: The Mass of St. Irenaeus Friday evening , June 28th at 7:30 pm in Murphy Hall at St. John Fisher College Murphy Hall is across East Ave. ( 31F ) from the main campus Our newly ordained Fr. Peter Mottola will preach. Reception and refreshments…
Read MoreFaith Performances 2013
This summer, Rochester will be home to the nation’s first Catholic theatre conference, hosted by Faith Performances. The conference, entitled Performing our Faith: The Gift of Catholic Theatre, will be a fantastic resource for students and teachers, performers and producers, playwrights and enthusiasts—basically, the entire broad spectrum of the faithful theatrical community. If you have…
Read MoreGenesis 10 – Isaac
Isaac prayed that his wife Rebekah have a child, and she had twins, Esau and Jacob. Jacob was born grasping Esau’s heel, which is prophetic given how he would later contend with God, and references to this can be seen in Hosea 12 and Micah 1. Jacob convinces Esau to give away his birthright in…
Read MoreGenesis 09 – Abraham’s Hospitality and Sodom’s Wickedness
God promises Abram that he will be the father of a multitude of nations, and thus names him Abraham, which is a name that bears similarity to other words that mean father of a multitude. The covenant comes with a command to be circumcised. God promises that Abraham will have a child from Sarah, who…
Read MoreGenesis 08 – Abram’s Blessing and Covenant
After rescuing Lot, a priest named Melchizedek blesses Abram with a sacrifice of bread and wine, and Abram gives him a tenth of everything. Heb 7:9ff says that Levi, who receives tithes, tithes through Abraham, and that if Christ is a priest forever after the order of Melchizedek (as Ps 110 says), He would have…
Read MoreGenesis 07 – Abram in Canaan
Abram’s family comes from Ur of the Chaldeans. Abram’s father, Terah, meant to move to Canaan, but only came as far as Haran. God calls Abram to Canaan. There is some confusion over some of the dating in the text, but we know that from Acts 7, Abram did not move until after his father…
Read MoreGenesis 06 – Noah after the Flood
After the flood, God gives Noah and his family the land to populate, but instructs them that they are not to eat animals with their blood, as life is in the blood. This is one of the laws that the Council of Jerusalem stated apply to Gentiles. Noah grows a vineyard, and becomes drunk and…
Read MoreGenesis 05 – The Antediluvian Period
Though there are poetic elements of the creation account in Genesis, there are important things that are related in Genesis. There was a first man and first woman, and they fell from grace due to man’s sin, and though they have an adversary in Satan, God does not abandon them, even though the effects of…
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