Why does God compare our relationship with him to that of a bride and groom? In short, it’s a poignant and real-world way to exhibit the covenantal love and the selfless, everlasting stability God ...

Modern Christians are at a disadvantage when it comes to reading our own Scriptures and appreciating the nuances therein, since we’re many centuries removed from the culture and times in which the ...

There is an excellent new book by Brant Pitre on Jesus the Bridegroom (Image 2014). It has helped me understand the mystery we celebrate today and I’d would like simply to summarize the major points ...

accounts to describe the hints of “coronation” festivity in the story of David, a theme that fits naturally with the Messianic expectation of a Davidic Branch. He examines the tradition of wilderness ...

Easter, Pascha, makes our life normal. Death is defeated by life. We are given a future. We are all the Bride of Christ and the Bridegroom is coming! There is joy, natural, healthy, joy in the Bride ...

The Bible is rich with beautiful comparisons of our relationship to God to the sanctity of marriage. This sacred connection between marital fidelity and God’s love provides a powerful illustration of ...

What is your favorite wedding moment? There are so many from which to choose. From the first downbeat of music to the last crumb of cake at the reception, weddings tug at the heart and fill the photo ...

For many Eastern Christians, Holy Week (the Great Week), begins with "Bridegroom Matins," a service held on the first few days of Holy Week. It recalls the following words of Jesus: Can the wedding ...

Modern Christians are at a disadvantage when it comes to reading the Scriptures and appreciating the nuances therein. Once again — as in his previous book, Jesus and the Jewish Roots of the Eucharist ...

who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom. Five of them were foolish and five were wise. The foolish ones, when taking their lamps, brought no oil with them, but the wise brought flasks ...