by Fr. Patrick Henry Reardon Over the past few weeks I have devoted these Ponderings to reflection on the necessity of the Passion, laying particular stress on the fact that we know of this necessity only because Jesus spoke of it. That is to say, we pursue no metaphysical apriori to explain it; … [Read more...]
The Morally Compelling Discernment of God’s Diachronic, Covenantal Plan
by Fr. Patrick Henry Reardon How should we understand the necessity (the dei---Mark 8:31) of Christ's suffering and death? We should begin, I believe, simply by inquiring how we actually know of this necessity. We commence with the fact that this "must" is known to us only through Jesus. Theology … [Read more...]
The Church Fathers (and others) On Preaching
Just a collection of some great quotes from the Fathers and other preachers through history on the call of preaching! Not an extensive list of quotes, but some wonderful wisdom here nonetheless: “The scope of our art [of preaching] is to provide the soul with wings, to rescue it from the world and g … [Read more...]
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