These elevations concern Mary’s visitation to her cousin Elizabeth, who was pregnant with John the Baptist. It includes an exposition of Mary’s canticle the Magnificat, shown below. The elevations are as follows: Elevations on the effects which the Incarnate Word produces on men immediately after his Incarnation: 1, Mary goes to visit Saint Elizabeth. Elevations on …
Elevations on the Conception of the Word
These elevations are primarily about the conception of Jesus Christ in Mary, and as such is an exposition of Bossuet’s idea of Mary’s role. But it’s also a theological tour de force: Bossuet turns his elevations on Our Lord’s human beginning into an emotional panegyric of his divine, eternal origin. One of the best examples …
A Good Place for Lent
Over the years, I've noticed that some people take a break for Lent on social media. Some of that is to avoid the dumpster fire that social media is and has been for a long time, and that's understandable. On the flip side, some want to take a break from putting out content and concentrating …
Getting Past Bread: A Holy Week Reflection — The Bossuet Project
I have an Iranian office mate. My contact with the Iranians has been educational in my understanding of the Scriptures. One thing he’s really big on is bread. One time we went to a bakery where he brought a loaf of sourdough bread, which he consumed in its entirety–in one sitting. I bring bread from […] …
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You Can’t Always Get What You Want When You’re the State Church
That was certainly the case with Peter Ball, whom John Major appointed to the see of Gloucester, much to then Archbishop of Canterbury George Carey's horror: LORD CAREY has expressed his horror that the former Prime Minister John Major was persuaded by a senior aide to choose Peter Ball over another candidate for the see …
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Chesterton to be Canonised? Bossuet Hasn’t Been Either
His canonisation is being considered: Is he or is he not on the road to being canonized? In the coming weeks, the fate of Gilbert Keith Chesterton will be known. Soon, all eyes will turn upon Canon John Udris as he presents his written report to the bishop of Northampton, England, with, thereafter, a decision …
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My Dialogue with an ACNA Priest re the Reformation and Anglicanism
Not too long ago I reviewed a book entitled Was Jesus an Evangelical? by the Rev. Thomas Reeves, an ACNA priest in Roanoke, VA. He's come back with some interesting points (most of which are in his book, in more detail) and he's given me the opportunity to post then and comment. We'll start here: …
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Bossuet: Elevations On The Temptation And Fall Of Man
This series from Jaques-Benigne Bossuet's Elevations on the Mysteries, and specifically the Fifth Day, is complete. The table of contents for this is below. There is more here on the Bossuet Project. The snake. The temptation. Eve is attacked before Adam. The tempter proceeds by underhanded questioning to first produce a doubt. Answer of Eve …
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Elevations On The Temptation And Fall Of Man: 16, Eternal death.
This is one in a series from Jaques-Benigne Bossuet's Elevations on the Mysteries, and specifically the Fifth Day. There is more here on the Bossuet Project. But the great penalty of sin, which alone is proportionate, is eternal death, and this punishment of sin is locked up in sin itself; for sin being nothing other …
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Elevations On The Temptation And Fall Of Man: 15, Death, true punishment of sin.
This is one in a series from Jaques-Benigne Bossuet's Elevations on the Mysteries, and specifically the Fifth Day. There is more here on the Bossuet Project. In the day that you eat the forbidden fruit, you will die of death. In the very end you will die of the death of the soul, which will …
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