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Articles:On the Papacy and the Teaching Office of the Church - CARDINAL FRANCIS GEORGEThe different levels of authoritative teaching discussed here show that such teaching has to be interpreted carefully. Read more... On The Will to Know The Truth: Newman on Why Men of Learning Often Do Not B - James V. Schall S.J.Men of learning often do not believe because they do not will to know the truth that makes us free. Read more... On Turning Around - James V. SchallThere is an expression of Platonic origin called "turning around," or sometimes, "conversion." It seems pertinent here in a more Christian context. In Plato, the phrase does not just mean a sudden reaction to something out of the ordinary. More profoundly, it refers to a reorienting of one's very soul on the basis of the new evidence or truth that is presented from outside our closed inner world. Read more... One in Being with the Father - Fr. Kenneth Baker, S.J.In the older translations of the Nicene Creed we used to profess of Jesus that he is "consubstantial with the Father". Read more... Ordained to Sacrifice . . .Sacrifice and Vocations - Fr. John Hardon, S.J.Every vocation is born of sacrifice, is maintained by sacrifice, and is measured in the apostolate by the sacrifice of those whom God calls to the priesthood or the religious life. This should not be surprising, once we realize that it was by His sacrifice that Christ redeemed the world. The servant is not greater than his Master. In fact, the more intimate one’s vocation to the service of Christ, the more demanding will be the sacrifices required. Read more... Orthodoxy: Chesterton on the "Delight" of Truth - Rev. James V. Schall. S.J.This essay might be about the "splendor" of truth rather than about its "delight," but John Paul II has famously claimed the "splendor" for himself — Veritatis Splendor. Chesterton simply rejoices in truth, but not just for the sake of his own rejoicing, but because there is something to rejoice about. Read more... Our Father - Scott HahnI was a teenage college student and still savoring my recent experience of conversion. I had been "born again," saved by Christ from sins that would have destroyed me, and I was eager to share my faith with other kids who seemed headed for delinquency. Read more... Our Father . . . in Heaven - Scott HahnIf we want to be Christians, we have no choice but to pray “Our Father.” When the first disciples asked Jesus to teach them to pray, He taught them using those very words. To pray as a Christian means to pray “Our Father.” Read more... Our Jewish Heritage - MARTIN K. BARRACKThe life of our Lord and the practice of Catholics is so much prefigured in our Jewish origins. Read more... Padre Pio: The Saint of Our Time - WANDA POLTAWSKAI could observe Padre Pio from a short distance. He was an old man at the time and walked very slowly. He celebrated Holy Mass with incredible intensity and with an expression of suffering on his face. Read more... Pages: [<<] ... 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 ... [>>] Related Categories:
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