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Raphael’s perspective on Tobit’s burial activities Tobit - Raphael’s perspective Instances 7a and 7b (12:12, 13) occur in the context of Raphael’s self-disclosure (12:6-15), immediately after the wedding feast in Nineveh has

Reading Time: 4 minutesAfter 25 years of informing Church and pastoral thinking in Australia, the National Centre for Pastoral Research has carved out a unique niche and provides invaluable

As Deacon Greg Canero put on his vestments to participate in his first Mass as a permanent deacon at St. Joseph’s Church in Mission this fall, he was both nervous

The Catholic Church will observe a number of important events on Wednesday, Dec. 8, to coincide with the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception. Immaculate Conception (recoletosfilipinas.org) At the Manila Cathedral

Raguel’s plans to bury Tobias secretly are thwarted Raguel’s plans to bury Tobias In a highly ironic scene, instances 5a and 5b show Raguel preparing for Tobias’ possible death and burial. 19

Tobit’s first burial instructions to his son Tobit’s first burial instructions Tobit’s first burial instructions -- Tobit commands his son to bury him properly (read: honourably) and to bury Anna next to

Albert Ikpenwa, a Catholic priest and rector, Bigard Memorial Seminary, Enugu, said the Catholic Church is not against the “good aspects” of African culture, but promotes it for a better

The Roman Catholic Church will celebrate Monday, Dec. 6, the feast day of one of the primary figures of Christmas –Saint Nicholas – more popularly known around the world as

IN the Catholic Christendom, it’s that time of the year again to express the rich Filipino tradition of attending a nine-day novena of masses at dawn known as Simbang Gabi

What is the Purpose of Tobit? Tobit and Wisdom in Exile Book of Tobit The Book of Tobit deals with the pressing need to impose order on chaos, to make sense of an

The Catholic faithful will celebrate the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed  Virgin Mary on December 8. It is one of the most important Marian feasts in the  liturgical

Tobit takes care of a strangled man’s corpse during the course of hisShavuot meal Tobit's Shavuot Meal Tobit's Shavuot Meal While burying the Israelite dead caused Tobit considerable discomfort (1:19-20), instance 3 shows

Tobit secretly buries the bodies of Jews Tobit secretly buries the bodies In instances 1 and 2 (1:17-20), Tobit reports that he retrieved Israelite corpses thrown over Nineveh’s wall and stole the