Browsing the October 2020 archive of Community Insights
Fr. Michael's Thoughts on Biblical Imagery: Alien
Posted by Debbie Faith Formation on 10/26/20
FR MICHAEL BIBLICAL IMAGERY
(Fr Michael Boakye Yeboah: Vice Rector of St Gregory Seminary, Kumasi-Ghana)
ALIENS
An alien can be defined as a foreigner, especially one who is not a naturalized citizen of the country where he or she is living. In 2011 I served as a chaplain of ... Read More »
Fr. Michael's Thoughts on Biblical Imagery: The Trap
Posted by Debbie Faith Formation on 10/19/20
FR MICHAEL BIBLICAL IMAGERY
(Fr Michael Boakye Yeboah: Vice Rector of St Gregory Seminary, Kumasi-Ghana)
THE TRAP
The question asked of Jesus in the Gospel – whether one ought to pay taxes to Caesar – is an attempt to trap Jesus. The trap plan by the Jewish hierarchy ... Read More »
Fr. Michael's Thoughts on Biblical Imagery: The King's Invitation
Posted by Debbie Faith Formation on 10/12/20
FR MICHAEL BIBLICAL IMAGERY
(Fr Michael Boakye Yeboah: Vice Rector of St Gregory Seminary, Kumasi-Ghana)
THE KING’S INVITATION
Matthew uses this account to educate us on the custom of Jewish invitations. In the Jewish culture when the invitations of a great feast, like a wedding feast, were sent ... Read More »
Fr. Michael's Thoughts on Biblical Imagery: Tenants
Posted by Debbie Faith Formation on 10/05/20
FR MICHAEL BIBLICAL IMAGERY
(Fr Michael Boakye Yeboah: Vice Rector of St Gregory Seminary, Kumasi-Ghana)
TENANTS
When I served as a “fidei donum” priest in the Archdiocese of Lagos, Nigeria, I remember a story someone told me. A landlady decided to travel to England and it was her ... Read More »