Posted in Church History, Jesus, Theology on January 26, 2008 | 1 Comment »
“Do not accept anything as the truth if it lacks love. And do not accept anything as love which lacks truth! One without the other becomes a destructive lie.”
-Edith Stein, canonized as St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross
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Anyone with more than a passing understanding of recent Church history will readily identify [...]
Posted in Church Art and Architecture, Liturgy on January 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
While visiting a friend in Sacramento this past weekend, I had the distinct pleasure of being able to attend Sunday Mass at St. Stephen the First Martyr, a parish served by the Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter. The FSSP, for those of you who are unaware, is an order of priests who celebrate Mass [...]
Posted in Jesus, Secular Humanism, The Incarnation, The Passion on January 16, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Posted in Jesus, The Incarnation on January 13, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
From Theology and Sanity, first published in 1946 and revised in 1978:
[The Apostles] knew Christ before they knew He was God. Had they known from the beginning, they might simply have feared Him, and fear would have made a bar to any progress in intimacy. But by the time they knew beyond the possibility of [...]
Posted in Mary and the Saints, The Incarnation on January 1, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Mary the Dawn, Christ the Perfect Day;
Mary the Gate, Christ the Heav’nly Way!
Mary the Root, Christ the Mystic Vine;
Mary the Grape, Christ the Sacred Wine!
Mary the Wheat-sheaf, Christ the Living Bread;
Mary the Rose-tree, Christ the Rose blood-red!
Mary the Font, Christ the Cleansing Flood;
Mary the Chalice, Christ the Saving Blood!
Mary the Temple, Christ the Temple’s Lord;
Mary [...]
