For 1,500 years the Israelites had looked for their high priest, the descendants of Aaron, to represent them before God and offer sacrifices for their sins. It was really important for the Hebrews to ...

Why is “behind the curtain” a key phrase? Within the Jerusalem temple, a heavy curtain separated humans from God, where God dwelt in the “Holy of Holies.” Once a year, on Yom Kippur, the high priest ...

If you are thinking, “Melchiz-a-who?” that is understandable since Melchizedek appears out of nowhere without a family lineage. Moreover, the Genesis passage is only 56 words long: “Then Melchizedek ...

Críostóir O’Flynn (Ó Floinn) 1927–2023 was one of the most distinctive figures in twentieth-century Irish literature. A ...