6th Summons: The Whole Story

I was recently reading a reflection by Bishop Barron on a chapter from the Acts of the Apostles. In it, he makes a point that’s lingered with me: if we separate Jesus from the story of Israel—if we remove Him from the context of the Old Testament—He becomes just a good teacher.

Of course, Jesus is a good teacher. But if that’s all we see, our understandi…