by Abbot TryphonThe necessity of a pastor's freedom to preachThe adoption of the Johnson Amendment in 1954 was the moment the Internal Revenue Service was given the power to dictate what could and could not be preached from American pulpits. With the threat of fines, or even losing tax exempt status … [Read more...]
The Divine Plan: The Simple Elegance of Creation and Freedom
by Fr. Patrick Henry ReardonLet us make man in Our Image, suggested He-Who-Is. We are under no constraint to do so, obviously, but We will do it anyway. It will be an exercise in freedom.The entire enterprise would be rather pointless, moreover, unless We give man the capacity for freedom. Man's … [Read more...]
The Quality of Freedom
by Fr. Patrick Henry Reardon With respect to the life in Christ it is important to keep in mind two aspects of freedom: First, a correct concept of freedom disinclines us to reduce it to the mere ability to make choices. Thus reduced, indeed, freedom looks more like a potential than a reality. … [Read more...]
