by Fr. Patrick Henry ReardonWhen, on the occasion of the arrest of Peter and John, the Church assembled to pray, a chief component in the prayer was the second psalm. That psalm was chosen, obviously, because it spoke of a collusion of God's enemies against His Messiah:"The kings of the earth rise … [Read more...]
God and Man in Composite Creation
by Fr. Patrick Henry ReardonThe apostles, when they went forth to proclaim the Lordship of Jesus, consistently placed that message in a particular context: the cosmology of the Bible, based on the doctrine of Creation. Although the dominical mandate the apostles received did not explicitly say so … [Read more...]
The Apophatic Quality of Speaking About God
by Fr. Patrick Henry ReardonIt is always a good thing, surely, to examine the meanings of the words we speak, but when we speak about God critical reflection is downright imperative.Take, for instance, the adjectives "eternal" and "infinite," which for many centuries have been used as descriptive of … [Read more...]
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