Originally published as Inoculating Against the Gospel on Preachers Institute in January 2010, this article is one of our most popular and clearly belongs in the "Bad Sermons 101" category. The questions a preacher must consider when preparing his sermon are many. One such question must be: “Is my … [Read more...]
What Did The Jews Identify the Gospel With? Part Two
by Fr. Patrick Henry ReardonIt is reasonable, I suppose---or at least natural---for modern students of religion to wonder how the earliest Christians, all them Jews, were able to reconcile their belief in the divinity of Christ with the monotheism enshrined in Israel’s Sh'ma'. Indeed, historians of … [Read more...]
On the Mystery of Priestly Ordination
by St. Nikolai Velimirovich“And when they had prayed, they laid their hands on them”– Acts of the Apostles 6:6By laying their hands on the chosen faithful, the apostles consecrated bishops, priests and deacons.It is apparent from this that the Christian Faith is not only a teaching, but also a … [Read more...]
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