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Prophets, demons, and false gods
On the Readings for Sunday, January 28, 2018 […]
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Essay
Singing through Advent, Part Four: The Gloria and Nunc Dimittis
As our Advent journey draws to a close, we want to consider the last two canticles presented for our prayerful consideration by St. Luke, the Gloria1 and Nunc Dimittis. We now move into the second […]
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Jesus Christ: Logos, Shepherd, and Only King of All Creation
On the Readings for Sunday, November 26, 2017, The Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe […]
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The Godless Confusion and the God of Justice
Readings: • Gn 18:20-32 • Ps 138:1-2, 2-3, 6-7, 7-8 • Col 2:12-14 • Lk 11:1-13 According to atheist Richard Dawkins in his best-selling book The God Delusion, the God of the Old Testament is “arguably […]
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Don’t know much about the Old Testament? Here’s the book for you.
Since its publication last year, A Catholic Introduction to the Bible: The Old Testament (Ignatius Press, 2018), by Dr. John S. Bergsma and Dr. Brant Pitre, has been heralded as an outstanding reference work rooted in exceptional […]
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The Past Her Prelude: Marian Imagery in the Old Testament
We used to learn our Marian theology through symbols. They shaped our art and inspired our prayer. Surely the time has come to reclaim that […]
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Nature is God’s prose, miracles are His poetry
Belief is serious business, and God wants no one to be duped for He is, as the traditional act of faith, declares, the One Who […]
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“Mother!” and the God of the Bible
Though it rather clearly reflects the anti-Scriptural prejudice of the cultural elite today, mother! might actually serve to prompt a re-examination of the deeply ecological […]
Essay
Islam, Violence, and the Nature of God
Where and why Catholics agree—and disagree—with Muslims […]
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Lessons from the Holy Maccabees
Editor’s note: The following homily delivered by the Reverend Peter M. J. Stravinskas, Ph.D, S.T.D., on 1 August 2017, commemoration of the Holy Maccabees (Extraordinary Form) at the Church of the Holy Innocents in New […]