by Fr. Patrick Henry ReardonLet us make man in Our Image, suggested He-Who-Is. We are under no constraint to do so, obviously, but We will do it anyway. It will be an exercise in freedom.The entire enterprise would be rather pointless, moreover, unless We give man the capacity for freedom. Man's … [Read more...]
More on the Star of Bethlehem
On the Star of BethlehemEvery year around Christmas, reports appear in the papers or on television which claim to give an astronomical explanation of the Star of Bethlehem: It was a comet, we’re told, or a supernova, or a reading in an astrological horoscope. These speculations miss the early … [Read more...]
The Authenticity and Authority of the Church
by Abbot TryphonIf she be true to herself, the Church acts with an authority that is grounded in love. She holds within her realm the authority to make her people the children of God. She has the authority to forgive, and the capacity to love. And just as her Head, Jesus Christ, she exists to serve, … [Read more...]
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