by Fr. Patrick Henry Reardon However we are to treat the "necessity" Christ ascribes to his Passion, we should not speak of it as a physical necessity. It was not an mere instance of second law of thermodynamics. Nor---to pose the question theologically---can we say that Jesus had to die in the … [Read more...]
The Salvation of the Soul is Neither a Whim Nor a Game
by Fr. Octavian Moshin All our concerns about “daily bread” should be equal to what is necessary for our existence, while the main purpose and concern of our earthly life should be to seek an answer to the question of how to spend our lives in a God-pleasing manner and how to acquire the salvation o … [Read more...]
What the Holy Spirit Preserves Only in the Church
by Fr. Patrick Henry Reardon God's gift of the Holy Spirit to the Church is not only original, unique, and exclusive, it is also permanent. This gift is as irrevocable as the Incarnation itself. Much as the event of the Word’s enfleshment irrevocably links the Second Person of the Holy Trinity to t … [Read more...]
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