I have been sharing the thoughts of St. Gregory of Nazianzen about our Triune God. He says, “I cannot grasp the greatness of that one so as to attribute a greater greatness to the rest. When I contemplate the Three … Continue reading
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This article, as I look back over the last several weeks, is really just a stream-of-consciousness about what I have termed our call to holiness. As I reviewed the last several weeks, it is evident that I think the call … Continue reading
After the first priestly prayer of the Anaphora, all present are called upon to sing the Seraphim’s song, namely the Holy, Holy, Holy. The first line is the hymn is found in Isaiah 6:3 and also Revelation 4:8. In Isaiah … Continue reading
I have been presenting, basically, the history of thought on “inspiration” and the Bible. In the Middle Ages, theological reflection on the human factor was limited to following the lines of earlier thought on the subject. So much real emphasis … Continue reading
As I suggested in the last issue, the petition in the Our Father that asks that we not be led into temptation, is a prayer that we be liberated from the deceit and vanity of our minds and hearts, from … Continue reading
Another Greek Father of the Church that was greatly responsible for how we view Christ and the Holy Spirit, is Maximus the Confessor. Maximus’ place in the history of Christian Doctrine is primarily associated with his defense of Chalcedonian orthodoxy … Continue reading
As we end this eleventh week after Pentecost, we hear Jesus’ parable of the merciless official. Matthew puts this parable in the context of Peter asking Jesus: Lord, when my brother wrongs me, how often must I forgive him? Seven … Continue reading
As I reread what I wrote in the last issue of the Bulletin, I realized that what I was saying in so many different ways is that the call to holiness is a call to allow ourselves to be amazed, … Continue reading
It must be remembered that Scripture is nothing more than a written testimony to and a product of Tradition. What came first? Was it Scripture or Tradition? The simple answer is, of course, Tradition. Scripture, as I have attempted to … Continue reading
In the last issue, I shared some thoughts about the acts of the Council of Ephesus (431) and shared the fact that our veneration of Mary, as the Mother of God, is directly connected to our understanding of the Incarnation … Continue reading