Index of Sidebars

Almsgiving Delivers from Death, 165

Almsgiving in the Didache, 168

Augustine: Paul Preserved Himself for the Sake of the Church, 161

Baptism and God’s Freedom in Giving the Spirit, 142

Barnabas, “Son of Encouragement”, 189

Brothers of Jesus and Mary’s Perpetual Virginity, The, 40

Catechism on Deacons, The, 112

Christian Response to Suffering, The, 258

Christ’s Union with His Members, 330

Church as Apostolic, The, 64

Church’s Understanding of Judaism, The, 75

Council of Florence on the Decree of Acts 15, The, 243

“Curse” of “Hanging on a Tree,” The, 104

Death of Herod Agrippa I according to Josephus, 199

Does God Harden Hearts?, 384

Ecumenical Councils, 241

Empty Tomb, The, 55

Ephesus, 293

Epicurean and Stoic Philosophers, 269

Eucharistic Allusions in Paul’s Blessing, 371

Evangelizing All Nations, 81

Exalted Son of Man, The, 134

Farewell Addresses in Scripture, 311

Fear of the Lord, The, 63

Felix the Governor, 347

“Final Days” before the “Final Day” of the Lord, The, 52

First and Second Corinthians, 282

“God Shows No Partiality”, 176

God’s Covenant with David, “A Man after My Own Heart”, 216

Healing the Sick, 69

Holy Spirit and the Sacrament of Confirmation, The, 143

Hope of Israel, The, 356

Jesus the New Joseph, 121

John Mark, Paul, and Peter, 197

Judaizing Problem in the Early Church, The, 235

Judgment of the Just and Unjust, The, 345

Las Vegas of the Ancient World, The, 280

Laying on of Hands, The, 204

Life-Giving Waters of Baptism, The, 61

Lord’s Day, the Day of Worship, The, 306

Magic versus Miracles, 296

Miracles: Proofs or Signs?, 28

Mission of the Servant of the Lord, The, 33

Mocking Pagan Behavior, 227

Nazirite Vow, The, 286

New Testament Prophets, 191

Origin and Functions of Christian Deacons, The, 111

Paul the True Pilot, 370

Paul’s Fellow Prisoners, 378

Paul’s First Epistle, 265

Paul’s Own Description of His Shipwrecks, 373

Peter’s Successor Speaks on Another Pentecost, 51

Pharisees and Sadducees, 337

Pope Benedict on Healing and the Apostolic Mission, 166

Prophet’s Role as Sentinel, The, 281

Rediscovering the Baptism with the Holy Spirit, 30

Salvation outside the Church, 177

Sober Intoxication of the Spirit, The, 47

Solidarity in Fellowship and Prayer, 86

Speaking in Tongues at Pentecost and in Corinth, 46

Spoils of the Egyptians, The, 274

St. John Chrysostom on the Parting of Paul and Barnabas, 248

St. Justin Martyr on Simon the Magician, 140

Vatican I: God Is Known by Reason and Revelation, 272

Venerable Bede on Paul’s Prophecy, The, 369

Venerable Bede on the Twelve Baptized at Ephesus, The, 292

Why Did Paul Invoke His Citizenship?, 334

Witness of Martyrdom, The, 194