by Fr. Patrick Henry Reardon God seems to have chosen the Apostle Paul to demonstrate---arguably more than any other person in Christian history---how the life "in Christ" arrives at insight through experience. That is to say, the reader of the Pauline letters can actually discern, by the study of … [Read more...]
A Random World and The Death of All Knowledge
by Fr. Patrick Henry Reardon The opening chapter of Genesis has long been a favorite of Christians, and ancient commentators discovered in its lines profound levels of meaning. In more recent times, on the other hand, some readers of Genesis, distracted by apologetic concerns alien to the deeper … [Read more...]
Angelic Dialogue According to the Church Fathers
by Fr. Patrick Henry Reardon As we considered recently, the Church Fathers placed Psalm 23 (Hebrew 24) in the scene of the Lord's Ascension. The dialogue in this psalm ("Who is this King of glory?), they believed, involved the angels who guarded the gates of heaven. Indeed, Saint Irenaeus, in the … [Read more...]
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