Thoughts on the binding of Isaac.
It is regrettable that we read only a snippet of the Hebrew Bible in church, since this text is a masterpiece of high suspense attaining a sublime crisis. The versio
That Abraham's sacrifice of Isaac would have been a violent act is as obvious as the fact that Jesus, in submitting to crucifixion, did not himself commit a violent act.
What is common to both storie
What can be done to prioritise Catholic social teaching?
1 Realise and understand the deep confusion that exists in the church over the meaning of Christian sacrifice, stemming from a medieval theol
Key Message:
God always prepares us for facing the challenges of our lives!!
Homily:
During the Transfiguration of our Lord Jesus our Almighty Father beautifully dec
Given that from 1968 support for Humanae Vitae was the decisive litmus test for becoming a Catholic bishop, why does anyone think there is any mystery regarding the 'invisibility' of Catholic social t
Brendan said back then that clergy and laity were “living in two different worlds and speaking two very different, mutually incomprehensible languages”.
A thought-provoking observation.
I wonde
"In 30 years everything seemed to have changed while, for the most part, things have more or less remained the same."
If the things that have remained the same are simply a series of episcopal NOs -
“In the chirograph dedicated to the collaboration between the curial dicasteries and the Secretariat of the Synod, Pope Francis recalls that the constitution on the Roman Curia Praedicate Evangelium
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