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The Word
Embodied
John Kavanaugh,
S. J.
The Higher Love
Christian faith is not primarily about something we do for God. It is about what God does for and in us. It is not so much an account of human aspiration as it
is a revelation of divine desire.
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Historical Cultural
Context
John J. Pilch
Two Banquets
Contemporary, scientifically minded, rationalist American believers are skeptical about a multiplication of loaves. ... There is no way for us to reconstruct this historical event, but there is sufficient evidence to confirm that it really
happened.
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Thoughts from the
Early Church
Ephrem
He awakened our desire by things pleasing to the palate in order to draw us to that which gives life to the soul. He gave a sweet
taste to the wine he created to show how great is the treasure hidden in his life-giving blood.
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Scripture
In Depth
Reginald H. Fuller
The feeding of the multitude occurs more frequently than any other episode
in the four Gospels—six times in all. This testifies to its importance for the early community, an importance due to its connection with the Eucharist.
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