A Reflection for the Memorial of Saint Barnabas, Apostle. Find today’s readings here. When he arrived and saw the grace of God, he rejoiced and encouraged them all ...

Paul and Barnabas spent a year in Antioch, preaching with early Christian leaders and prophets. Eventually, they resolved to set out across the empire and begin spreading the Christian message.

E ven if you’re not a Christian, I doubt I need to introduce you to the Apostle Paul, the guy who wrote most of the New Testament. I’m sure you know his story: as Saul, he was a violent ...

He notes that diagnosing Paul with something like dwarfism is irresponsible, since ancient cultures had no lexical term for the condition and lacked a medical understanding of the diagnosis. The ...

Clement of Rome claims that Paul was seven times behind bars; Paul says simply that it was “far more imprisonments” than his rival apostles (2 Cor. 11:23). Using biblical texts, other ancient sources, ...

St. Paul’s political and social savvy are also highly relevant to his ministry. He knows how to exploit his Roman citizenship to win a larger platform, thus extending the reach of the Good News.

The verses that best describe Paul’s life of adversity come from 2 Corinthians 4:8-9: “We are afflicted in every way, but not crushed; perplexed, but not driven to despair; persecuted, but not ...