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December 19, 2015 By Fr. John A. Peck

More on the Star of Bethlehem

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 C … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Sermon Resources Tagged With: Balaam, christ, Magi, Micah, Origen, Septuagint, st. john chrysostom, star of bethlehem

November 20, 2015 By Fr. John A. Peck

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...]

Filed Under: Reardon, Patrick Fr., Sermon Resources Tagged With: christ, cosmology, Creation, Fr. Patrick Henry Reardon

September 28, 2015 By Fr. John A. Peck

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...]

Filed Under: Old Testament Challenge, Peck, John A. Fr. Tagged With: christ, eucharist, Leviticus, sacrifices

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