“Herod was anxious to see Jesus” (Luke 9:9). Herod Antipas, the son of Herod the Great who inherited a fourth of his father’s kingdom, is depicted in the gospels as obsessed with John the Baptist, ...
"Herod kept trying to see Jesus" (Luke 9:9). Eccl 1:2-11; Luke 9:7-9 Today's gospel reading gives us a glimpse of one of the more malevolent actors in the drama of Jesus' life and ministry. Herod ...