The ‘Upper Room’: From Mark’s Mother House to the First Church
“They went out and passed through one street, and suddenly the angel left him.” Peter had miraculously been freed from the prison in which King Herod (Agrippa I) had thrown him. As if in a dream, Peter and his mysterious companion “passed the first guard, then the...
The Route of Jesus and His Disciples from the Upper Room to Gethsemane
“When he had said this, Jesus went out with his disciples across the Kidron valley to where there was a garden, into which he and his disciples entered.” (Jn: 18:1) This is how the narrative of the Lord’s Passion begins, as read by the Church in the service of...
Emeq ha-Ela / The Valley of Elah: Site of the Duel Between David and Goliath
The armies of the Philistines and Israel stare at each other sternly. The Valley of Elah separates them. From the Philistine ranks, a gigantic soldier steps forward. He advances towards the front lines of the Israelite army to issue a challenge. A heavy silence falls...