The story goes like this: King Jehoash comes to visit Elisha on his sickbed "He cried before him and said, 'Father! Father! Israel's chariot and horsemen!'. Elisha told him to get a bow and arrows and ...

The Samaritan found God's fire in his experience with Jesus. Namaan found a humbling, healing experience that left him ...

Living in the mid- to late Ninth Century B.C., the prophet Elisha succeeded his mentor Elijah to perform many miracles including healing the sick, raising the dead, parting the waters of the Jordan ...

Photo by S. Hayashi, courtesy of Unsplash. This Sunday’s readings offer a reflection on the curious life of the prophet Elisha. In the mundane rhythms of his existence, we can find the means to ...

Collectively, the ten lepers raised their voice at the sight of Jesus coming near them, “Jesus, Master! Have pity on us!” (Lk 17:13). Their words have become our own, since this verse serves as the ...

I can remember as a little boy in children’s church our teacher leading us in “Onward Christian Soldiers” and then leading us in a Bible drill I still recite today. She would say, “Boys and girls hold ...

"Whoever receives a prophet because he is a prophet will receive a prophet's reward." When Jesus made that magnificent promise, he was offering a new twist on traditional Semitic morality which taught ...