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...]
God and Man in Composite Creation
by Fr. Patrick Henry ReardonThe apostles, when they went forth to proclaim the Lordship of Jesus, consistently placed that message in a particular context: the cosmology of the Bible, based on the doctrine of Creation. Although the dominical mandate the apostles received did not explicitly say so … [Read more...]
The Levitical Offerings and Sacrifices
by Fr. John A. Peck If we were to state the motto of the book of Leviticus, it might best be described as “You shall be holy for I, the LORD your God, am holy” (Lev. 19:2). There are many instructions for sacrifice throughout the Pentateuch, but Leviticus chapters 1-7 is completely dedicated … [Read more...]
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