Jesus was “cleansing” the Jerusalem temple and driving out the moneychangers at the start of his public ministry. But in the familiar Passion Week story told in the other three gospels, Jesus ...

Jesus’ cleansing of the moneychangers from the Temple is a reminder to Christians of the need for “authentic worship” and “conformity between liturgy and life,” Pope Francis said.

Jesus’ dramatic act of cleansing the temple highlighted the corruption of its spiritual purpose as a sacred symbol of God’s presence. It is not hard to see how this public protest roused ...

It’s the 3rd Sunday of Lent and I hope that by now our faithful readers have already decided whether they should go on a retreat or at least have a recollection to make your Lenten season ...

Today’s Gospel is about the Cleansing of the Temple by our Lord Jesus Christ; a story that most Christians know by heart. You can read it in John 2:13-25.

Vatican City, Mar 8, 2015 / 09:28 am. Pope Francis drew a penitential lesson from Jesus' Cleansing of the Temple, encouraging Christians to allow Jesus to drive out "all the behaviors that are ...

For John (2:13-25), the cleansing of the temple in Jerusalem by Jesus was such a fundamental statement by Him that it deserved to be located theologically at the beginning of His public ministry ...

The temple to be cleansed, he says, is our hearts, and the only zeal is to be turned into our own self-cleansing. That is why we should not expect the pope to do anything untoward.

One of the most puzzling events of Holy Week is called the cleansing of the temple. Jesus, sometime after his triumphal entry into Jerusalem (now known as Palm Sunday), visited the temple. Inside t… ...

For Saint John (2:13-25), the cleansing of the temple in Jerusalem by Jesus was such a fundamental statement; it deserved to be located theologically at the beginning of his public ministry ...