He breathed the Spirit into the church's dry bones at Vatican II. He will do so again. *This column has been updated to clarify a sentence about the pontificates of John Paul II and Benedict XVI.

You can read the full obit of my friend, Eric Rofes, here. He died far too young of a heart attack in Provincetown. He was found in bed surrounded by books and a laptop. Is there ...

Dry bones, hear the word of the Lord! This is what the Sovereign Lord says to these bones: I will make breath enter you, and you will come to life. I will attach tendons to you and make flesh come ...

Dry Bones Gershon Hepner January 28, 2022 The Valley of Dry Bones (Ezekiel 37, 1 – 14). Wood engraving by Gustave Doré (French illustrator, 1832 – 1883), published in 1886. ZU_09/Getty Images ...

He is told to prophesy, “Dry bones, hear the word of the Lord!” RELATED: Let the synodal consultations continue The Lord God then says to these bones: “See!