by Fr. Patrick Henry Reardon At the beginning of Holy Week, just after the celebration of Palm Sunday, the Church turns her attention to Jesus' act of purging of the Temple. As our guiding text here we may take Zechariah 14:20-21, the closing verses of that book: “The vessels in the Lord's house … [Read more...]
Tomb & Temple
by Fr. Patrick Henry Reardon The death of Jesus was no mere appearance; he really died. His soul and body were truly rent asunder. "Jesus cried out again with a loud voice," wrote Matthew, "and yielded up his spirit" (28:50). It is proper to say, moreover, that Jesus' body and his soul went … [Read more...]
The Quality of Freedom
by Fr. Patrick Henry Reardon With respect to the life in Christ it is important to keep in mind two aspects of freedom: First, a correct concept of freedom disinclines us to reduce it to the mere ability to make choices. Thus reduced, indeed, freedom looks more like a potential than a reality. … [Read more...]
- « Previous Page
- 1
- …
- 85
- 86
- 87
- 88
- 89
- …
- 133
- Next Page »
