by Fr. Patrick Henry Reardon "Saint" is a substantive drawn from a Latin adjective, sanctus. The baptized Teutonic equivalent is heilig, and the baptized equivalent in English is "holy." These words are all attempts to translate the Hebrew qadosh and the Greek hagios. In the Bible the designation … [Read more...]
The Acquisition Of Humility
by Fr. Patrick Henry Reardon Among the imperatives of the Christian moral life, I wonder if any is the occasion of more bewilderment than the call to be humble. This impression arises not only from my own experience of the problem but also from the many times other Christians have asked me, … [Read more...]
Certainty, Freedom and the Perception of Beauty
by Fr. Patrick Henry Reardon Ever since opening the first volume of Tanquerey's Dogmatics more than a half-century ago, I have sensed an ironic problem in the apologetics of modern Christians: An uncertainty about the meaning of certainty. The root of the problem, I believe, is modern … [Read more...]
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