by Fr. Patrick Henry ReardonNo matter when we date the composition of the Book of Ruth, it was certainly not part of the canonical Scriptures until fairly late. We know this because its Hebrew text is found in the third section of the TaNaK.It is very likely that the Septuagint translators moved it … [Read more...]
What Paul Received and Handed On
by Fr. Patrick Henry ReardonInasmuch as the letters of St Paul are apparently the earliest writings in the New Testament, he is commonly---and not inappropriately---thought of as the Church's earliest theologian. This persuasion, nonetheless, should not be taken to mean that the Church had no … [Read more...]
Does God Punish Us?
by Fr. John BreckSometimes priests come away from hearing confessions with a sense of profound sadness. That sadness is often due to the realization that we have allowed our faithful to acquire and live with images of God that are woefully distorted, images that seem to have little to do with the … [Read more...]
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