by Fr. Patrick Henry Reardon How should we understand the necessity (the dei---Mark 8:31) of Christ's suffering and death? We should begin, I believe, simply by inquiring how we actually know of this necessity. We commence with the fact that this "must" is known to us only through Jesus. Theology … [Read more...]
The Church Fathers (and others) On Preaching
Just a collection of some great quotes from the Fathers and other preachers through history on the call of preaching! Not an extensive list of quotes, but some wonderful wisdom here nonetheless: “The scope of our art [of preaching] is to provide the soul with wings, to rescue it from the world and g … [Read more...]
On Asking The Wrong Question
by Fr. Patrick Henry Reardon In the Gospel narratives the freedom of Jesus is tested in his assessment of a "must" (dei). We know, for instance, that Jesus "began to teach them that the Son of Man must (dei) suffer many things" (Mark 68:31). In what did that must consist? Was it a physical … [Read more...]
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