A wonderful paragraph from the sermons of St. John Chrysostom that I happened to read the other day. It is actually from the first sermon in the series of 90 sermons on the Gospel of Matthew that Chrysostom preached around the year 390. It is quite extraordinary; no wonder Chrysostom is the "Golden-Mouthed". Photo of …
When did the good news become a gospel?
Today's Gospel reading is the first eight verses of the Gospel written by Mark. Here's how it begins: The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. As it is written in Isaiah the prophet... The Greek word translated as "gospel" is evangelion = "good news." So how did "good news" …
