by Fr. Patrick Henry Reardon Essential to the idea of the Incarnation is what Anscar Vonier called “the assumption that to God mankind is a unity far beyond anything we can conceive.” I will argue, in these reflections, that this unity is biological, psychological, and historical. With … [Read more...]
Why Christ Came Down
by Fr. Patrick Henry Reardon In the second century, Irenaeus, the second bishop of Lyons, explicitly asked-with respect to the eternal Word - "for what purpose did he come down?" (Against the Heresies 2.14.7). And the answer, "that he might destroy sin, abolish death, and give life to man" … [Read more...]
