Chapters 9-11 of the Acts of the Apostles let the reader pause for a moment. It is a brief period after the death of Stephen and before the universal mission to the …
The conversion of Saint Paul took place probably in the year 36AD and the author of the Acts of the Apostles must have considered this moment very important, since he narrates it …
The persecution of the Early Church that started with the death of Steven also opened many new opportunities for faith to spread. The encounter of Philip with the Ethiopian eunuch and the …
The martyrdom of Steven would seem to mean the end of the story, but in reality, it just opens another chapter. It stats the public persecution, but also the mission to the …
The liturgical reading from the Acts of the Apostles offers only the last section of the long speech of Steven (Acts 7) where he narrates and interprets the history of Israel. Everything …
