Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man. For God shall bring every work into judgment, with every secret thing ...

In the end, the Preacher calls us to fear God and keep his commandments because a day of judgment is coming (Ecclesiastes 12:13-14). At this point, it’s worth noting that Ecclesiastes is not the ...

Today’s readings, to me, are about mystery. Pete Seeger’s famous folk adaptation of the first reading from Ecclesiastes echoes in my head in moments when things don’t make sense to me.

Like Proverbs, the Book of Ecclesiastes belongs to the category ... for this is the whole duty of man” (12:13). This is the solution, so far as the stage of revelation in the Old Testament ...