by Fr. Patrick Henry Reardon The theology of the Lord's Passion, as portrayed in the Fourth Gospel, is not exhausted by our considerations of Jesus---hitherto---as Priest. He is also portrayed as the one who generously forfeits his life for the sake of those he loves. In John's Gospel this idea … [Read more...]
Why Christ Came Down
by Fr. Patrick Henry Reardon In the second century, Irenaeus, the second bishop of Lyons, explicitly asked-with respect to the eternal Word - "for what purpose did he come down?" (Against the Heresies 2.14.7). And the answer, "that he might destroy sin, abolish death, and give life to man" … [Read more...]
No One Could Take His Life
by Fr. Patrick Henry Reardon Although the Gospel of St. John does not record the Lord's Agony in the Garden, it does include several texts that put us in mind of that scene inasmuch as they reflect the sentiments and resolution expressed by Jesus during the Synoptics’ accounts of the … [Read more...]
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