by Fr. Patrick Henry Reardon Whereas early Apostolic testimony, the letters of St. Paul, and the Synoptic sources normally speak of Christ's Resurrection as the act of the Father, the event itself---the noun---is invariably the Resurrection of Christ. Christ, that is to say, is also active in the … [Read more...]
The Necessary Gospel in the Old Testament
by Fr. Patrick Henry Reardon We, as Christians, must learn the Gospel; all of it. When the New Testament uses the expression "Scriptures," it normally refers to the Old Testament. The earliest Christian preaching appealed to that body of literature as a necessary component in the Gospel … [Read more...]
“Abraham, Interpret the Stars…”
by Fr. Patrick Henry Reardon Bible-readers do not have to advance very far into the text before they find the Lord's invitation and promise to Abraham: "Look now toward heaven, and count the stars if you are able to number them. . . .So shall your descendants be" (Genesis 15:5). Now most of us … [Read more...]
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