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by Fr. Patrick Henry Reardon From Jerome to Luther and on to modern times, translators of Holy Scripture have lamented the difficulty of their task. It would not surprise me to learn, indeed, that even the great Alexandrian Seventy---if only we had their diaries and private correspondence---also recorded complaints on this point. A major problem---especially acute when the "receiving" language embodies a culture not yet shaped by the … [Read more...]
by Maximus Scott This article lays to rest any idea that the protestant doctrine of justification by faith alone is anything but an innovation - and a heresy. It wasn't St. Paul's doctrine, it was Luther's. And to kick off the list, let us begin with Phillip Schaff, protestant scholar and translator. Phillip Schaff 1819-1893 If any one expects to find in this period, or in any of the church fathers, Augustin himself not excepted, … [Read more...]
by St Nikolai Velimirovich As much as the saints were so compassionate and lenient toward human weakness, so were they terribly unyielding and unbending in regard to the confession of the true dogmas of the Faith. Thus, St. Nicholas of Myra in Lycia struck Arius with his fist at the First Ecumenical Council [Nicaea, 325 A.D.]. St. Anthony left his desert to come to Alexandria to publicly unmask Arius. St. Euthymius, being greatly … [Read more...]
I found this on the blog Mystagogy, one of my favorites. 'Below are some excerpts from St. John Chrysostom, found throughout his writings, that deal with the relationship between Faith and Reason. For St. John, there is not a contradiction between Faith and Reason when used for their own purpose, since both are gifts of God, but he does demonstrate and drive home strongly that Faith is far superior to Reason. Moreover he continuously warns … [Read more...]
by St. Irenaeus of Lyons The holy and glorious, right-victorious Hieromartyr Irenaeus of Lyons (c. 130-202) was bishop of Lugdunum in Gaul, which is now Lyons, France. His writings were formative in the early development of Christian theology. He was a disciple of Polycarp of Smyrna, who himself was a disciple of the Apostle John the Theologian. His feast day is August 23. This is an excerpt of his masterwork, Against Heresies, Book I. 1. The … [Read more...]
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