by Fr. Patrick Henry ReardonSaint John’s early affirmation,“The Word became flesh,”is both the thesis of his whole gospel and the interpretive principle for understanding its sundry parts. This one verse affirms that everything expressed in the divine Word took on a fleshly, human form. In the … [Read more...]
When A Man Is Distant From God and Then Prays
by Fr. Patrick Henry ReardonIn His instruction on prayer, Jesus tells us,“Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives; the one who seeks finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened” (Mt.7:7-8; Lk … [Read more...]
Jesus, Gentiles, and the Hour of Glory
by Fr. Patrick Henry ReardonWhat have Gentiles to do with Jesus' Hour of Glory?The third dominical prophecy in which John employs the verb hypsoo is found in the discourse that follows the inquiry of the Greeks who wished to see Jesus:"And I, if I am lifted up (hypsotho) from the earth, will draw … [Read more...]
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