Catholic Culture, Mark Joseph Zia: It is December of 1965. The world eagerly waits to learn what the Second Vatican Council will authoritatively teach in Dei verbum,the Dogmatic Constitution concerning the Church’s understanding of Divine Revelation. More than any other document, Dei … Continue reading
And platting a crown of thorns they put it upon his head, and a reed in his right hand. And bowing the knee before him, they mocked him, saying: Hail, king of the Jews (Matthew 27:29). (Jesus therefore came forth, … Continue reading
How many are the days of the years of thy life? He answered: The days of my pilgrimage are a hundred and thirty years, few, and evil, and they are not come up to the days of the pilgrimage of … Continue reading
Scott Smith Blog: First, they said Genesis, Eden, and Adam and Eve were just a “miserable myth”. Then something strange started to happen … Evidence started to stack up that all mankind originated in the same place: the “Out of Africa” … Continue reading
My bright and learned interlocutor in this interview is a 17-year-old homeschooled young man who knows more about this subject than many older folk who pompously pontificate on it. Far from advocating, favoring, or providing useful arguments for theistic evolution, … Continue reading
Wherefore I say to thee: Many sins are forgiven her, because she hath loved much. But to whom less is forgiven, he loveth less (Luke 7:47). Jesus speaks here to the pharisee Simon who had invited Our Lord to a … Continue reading
Father Regis Scanlon: One last thought as we leave the Christmas season. Lk. 2:52 points out that from His infancy “Jesus grew in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and men.” People often ask, how can Jesus “grow” in … Continue reading
Behold a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and his name shall be called Emmanuel (Isaias 7:14). Recently I posted as a News Item the denial by Bishop Manuel Linda of Porto, Portugal, of our Blessed Mother’s perpetual and … Continue reading
And thy own soul a sword shall pierce, that, out of many hearts, thoughts may be revealed (Luke 2:35). The four Gospels are not without passages that need explanation. That is why we have an ecclesia docens (a Church teaching). … Continue reading
I am one of the kings of Juda mentioned in the Book of Kings and in Chronicles (Paralipomenon). I was for the most part zealous for the God of Israel, not so much as David and my father, but … Continue reading
Who now rejoice in my sufferings for you, and fill up those things that are wanting of the sufferings of Christ, in my flesh, for his body, which is the church ( Colossians 1: 24). This passage cannot be interpreted … Continue reading
From the Matins readings in yesterday’s Divine Office, here is the faith-filled, courageous, and unsentimental exhortation of an unnamed Jewish mother1 to her seven sons to die as martyrs. So much to learn and admire here! To me, this woman, … Continue reading
National Catholic Register, Kevin Di Camillo: The opening page of the Douay-Rheims translation of the Bible contains a curiosity that I’ve never quite been able to figure out. Instead of simply the usual imprimatur/nihil obstat, the copyright page reads: Approbation of … Continue reading
Here are my clues: My name occurs four times in Holy Scripture, all in the Old Testament. Three of those four times the passage speaks of me; the other time, it is another woman that is spoken of with the … Continue reading
Community in Mission, Msgr. Charles Pope: The Gospel for Tuesday of the 22nd Week of the Year features Jesus casting out a demon, easily dispatching it. There is another parable, however, in which a cast-out demon returns with seven others. It is puzzling … Continue reading
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