To begin our reflection today, it’s important once more to go back to the beginning of this series of teachings that Jesus is giving us that make up the Sermon on the Mount. Jesus had told his ...

Her life, ultimately, was a flash of Wisdom, and the institutions she founded gave us some glimpses of the Kingdom. May we all seek to be led by Wisdom today to bring some light, however fleeting, to ...

From a Biblical perspective to me, one of the most potent passages of scripture can be found in Isaiah 33:6. The prophet states, and I quote, “And wisdom and knowledge shall be the stability of thy ...

“And I brethren, when I came to you, came not with excellency of speech or of wisdom.” 1 Corinthians 2:1 The Greeks were well known for schools of philosophy. Luke refers to two of these schools in ...

In essence, the whole narrative of the Bible is predicated upon humankind learning about the wisdom of God. King David gives his son some wise instructions in Proverbs 4:7-8, which says, “Wisdom is ...

“Who is wise and understanding among you? By their good conduct let him (or her) show his works in the meekness of wisdom. But if you have bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not ...

In Rob Stites updated edition of Organized Proverbs: Contrasts in Wisdom from the Holy Bible, readers are invited to apply the wisdom from the book of Proverbs, organized by topic, to their own ...

he has lavished her upon his friends. Today’s readings offer a selection from the Book of Sirach, part of the “wisdom literature” tradition, though not included in the Hebrew Bible nor the Bibles used ...

The first gift of the Holy Spirit, the pearl of great price, is wisdom. Wisdom appeals, as the Catechism says, to both the heart and the mind. But our sinful nature often refuses it. We all know ...

The story is told about a man who questioned God’s wisdom thus: Why did God make a lofty mango tree bear such small fruits, and why did God make a crawling squash vine bear such big fruits? Just as he ...