One of the great battle cries of the Protestant Reformation was “sola scriptura!” Many thought that the Catholic Church had cluttered up the simple Christian faith by adding all sorts of practices, customs and doctrines over the centuries. They thought…
Pharisees
The Pharisees ask Jesus a question about hand washing before meals and wind up being called hypocrites. What happened?
Gospel (Read Mk 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23)
St. Mark tells us that some Pharisees and scribes came out from Jerusalem to observe…
