by Fr. Patrick Henry Reardon Throughout the New Testament the apostolic witness gives a central place to the theme of Christ's redeeming blood, which was poured out in his sacrificial death on the Cross. For the whole human race this blood procures deliverance from sin and death. Thus, Paul writes … [Read more...]
Dynamic of Salvation or Eternal Decree?
by Fr. Patrick Henry Reardon Since the understanding of anything---according to Aristotle---consists in the discernment of its cause, man's freedom cannot be understood, for the simple reason that a free choice is its own cause. It is impossible, therefore, to trace the effect to the cause. Like … [Read more...]
“Heading” in the Right Direction
by Fr. Patrick Henry Reardon When we say that God made the Cosmos in freedom, we mean that nothing outside of God had to be. Modern philosophers ask---as philosophers have done for centuries---why is there something instead of nothing? This very sane question rests on the simple insight that … [Read more...]
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