I would like to propose what I believe is the solution to a major source of misunderstanding between Catholics and Protestants on the one hand, and theologians and exegetes on the other. Christ Sleeping Through the Storm at Sea by … [Read more...]
Questions Answered
For August 2013
August 8, 2013 by Fr. Brian Mullady, OP
Is there another theory of the origin of the Synoptic Gospels besides Marcan (or "Markan") priority? How important is the ceremony in the liturgy? Authors of the Synoptic Gospels: Saints Matthew, Mark, and Luke. Question: Is ther … [Read more...]
“Humanae Vitae” and Sacred Scripture: A Missed Opportunity
July 20, 2013 by Rev. Ray E. Atwood
While prophetic in many ways, the most controversial encyclical of the twentieth century might have been better received had a stronger biblical argument been made in its favor. This July 2013 we commemorate the 45th anniversary of Pope … [Read more...]
The Science of Divine Love
July 18, 2013 by Brent Withers
The science of divine love is measured along a dimension of intensity and depth, rather than the worldly one of quantity. With this equation, the means for our sanctification is established. All our actions, prayers, and sufferings build up … [Read more...]
Four Rocks in a Garden
May 5, 2013 by Thomas W. Jodziewicz
In the garden are four small rocks, each inscribed with a capitalized word: BELIEVE, HOPE, TRUST, WAIT ... If the small garden ... can imaginatively serve to suggest the divine “grandeur”; how might one order the realities represented by th … [Read more...]
The New Evangelization: The Holiness of the Church
April 22, 2013 by Michael Hull
The New Evangelization is our cooperation with the outpouring of the Holy Spirit in the 21st century ... an evangelization foreshadowed by Vatican II, according to Popes John XXIII and Paul VI ... an evangelization whose importance became m … [Read more...]
Husbands and Fathers in the Image of Christ: Facilitating God’s Will for Our Wives and Children
January 10, 2013 by Dr. E. Christian Brugger
What does it mean for a man to love his wife and children as Christ loved (and loves) his Church? Obviously, a lot rides on the word “as”—loving as Christ loves. ... It means according to the same standard with which Christ loves. Pope … [Read more...]
The Dynamic of the Gift: Authority and Submission in Christian Marriage
January 3, 2013 by Mary Stanford
Both persons in a marriage are called to love ... called to a life of giving and receiving. The catch is: spouses don’t give and receive in exactly the same way ... because man and woman are not replicas of one another, nor are they mir … [Read more...]
The Theology of St. Paul
September 5, 2012 by Fr. Kenneth Baker, SJ
St. Paul is the most important theologian in the history of the Church ... since St. Paul first gave expression to many truths that are the basis of the Creed and the Catechism of the Catholic Church. St. Paul's conversion and … [Read more...]
The Year of St. Paul
Editorial, March 2009
March 1, 2009 by Fr. Kenneth Baker, SJ
The greatest missionary in the history of the Church was the convert Saul of Tarsus who, by the grace of God, was changed from a persecutor of Jesus and his Church to the Apostle to the Gentiles. He was born of Jewish parents in Tarsus, … [Read more...]
Challenges to Preaching Paul
St. Paul is a role model for the preacher because he exemplified faith, passion and utility in his letters.
July 1, 2008 by Michael Hull
Preaching Paul is no mean feat. The Pauline literature in the Lectionary includes the thirteen disparate letters bearing Paul’s name, as well as Hebrews.[1. Since the Vatican’s Latin Vulgate continues to list Hebrews under the heading of Pau … [Read more...]
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