Hospitality according to Noah Webster’s Dictionary is from the Latin hospitalitas, meaning the act or practice of receiving and entertaining strangers or guests without reward, or with kind and generous liberality. Hospitable comes from the Latin hospitalis, from hospes, a
Month: March 2019
Fasting
There are a few words for “fasting” in the OT and the NT. Let us start with Jesus’ words and go from there. Mt 9:14 – Then came to him the disciples of John, saying, why do we and the
Easter, Ishtar or Passover?
What is Easter? Other than Christmas, Easter is the next big holy day (holiday) of the world. Easter is according to the churches, the time to celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ. According to the world, it is the time
Communion, Crackers and Grape Juice, the Mass or the Passover?
What does communion mean and what does it have to do with crackers and grape juice? What about the Mass? We will start with the Mass. According to the Catechism of the Catholic Church, the Mass (of Christ) is the