by Fr. Patrick Henry Reardon Over the past few weeks I have devoted these Ponderings to reflection on the necessity of the Passion, laying particular stress on the fact that we know of this necessity only because Jesus spoke of it. That is to say, we pursue no metaphysical apriori to explain it; … [Read more...]
The Morally Compelling Discernment of God’s Diachronic, Covenantal Plan
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...]
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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