by Fr. Patrick Henry Reardon In the second century, Irenaeus, the second bishop of Lyons, explicitly asked-with respect to the eternal Word - "for what purpose did he come down?" (Against the Heresies 2.14.7). And the answer, "that he might destroy sin, abolish death, and give life to man" … [Read more...]
The Mind of the Lord According to St. Paul
by Fr. Patrick Henry Reardon In 1 Corinthians 2:6-15 St. Paul declares what I take to be the subject matter of Sacred Theology; that is to say, the knowledge of ta charisthenta---"the things freely given." Paul writes, "Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is … [Read more...]
No One Could Take His Life
by Fr. Patrick Henry Reardon Although the Gospel of St. John does not record the Lord's Agony in the Garden, it does include several texts that put us in mind of that scene inasmuch as they reflect the sentiments and resolution expressed by Jesus during the Synoptics’ accounts of the … [Read more...]
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