One of the hardest parts of getting older is seeing loved ones, friends and colleagues pass away. It's not often that I do a tribute to one of them, in part because a) my audience is very diverse, most people aren't known to a wide range and b) if I did it I would pretty …
What Will the Church Look Like? — Ad Orientem
Father Joseph Ratzinger (Pope Benedict XVI), in a 1969 radio broadcast: The future of the Church can and will issue from those whose roots are deep and who live from the pure fullness of their faith. It will not issue from those who accommodate themselves merely to the passing moment or from those who merely […] …
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A Break from the Worship Wars
Last post I quoted a missionary to the Middle East who was having good ministry in spite of the social distancing restrictions. In a place like that, not being able to gather en masse isn't as big of a change as it is here. But not having live services has spared me a conflict that …
Elevations on Prophecies — The Bossuet Project
This series continues from the last series, and is an interesting treatment of several topics concerning the Old Testament’s prediction of Jesus Christ: Prophecies under the Patriarchs The Prophecy of Moses The Prophecy of David The other prophecies Reflection on Prophecies The Appearance of God in a new way; and what does the promised coming […] …
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Intiction: “I Don’t Think You Can Do That”
The raging COVID-19, "...like a roaring lion, is prowling about, eager to devour you." (1 Peter 5:8 TCNT) The way some people are reacting to this make you wonder. I follow a fair number of people on Catholic Twitter and some of them have jumped the shark. One trad even disparaged Thomas Aquinas because he …
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The Pamplona Exemplar — Aquinas Institute
On February 18 we had the great pleasure and privilege of viewing one of the authoritative original manuscripts of Thomas Aquinas’s commentary on Book III of the Sentences: the Pamplona university exemplar. A university exemplar is a master copy made from an author’s original text by a stationarius for the purpose of producing further copies… via …
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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 …
Elevations on the Law and Prophecies that heralded the Liberator and prepare for him the way — The Bossuet Project
This series takes us literally out of Egypt and into the promised land with the following topics: The Captive People: Moses is shown to them as their deliverer Two ways in which Moses is shown to the people Moses, figure of the divinity of Jesus Christ The Passover and the deliverance of the people The […] …
Are Anglican Ministers Successors to the Apostles?
Back in December I published a post in response to one Rev. Chris Findley on Dodging the Important Questions on Priests and the Holy Communion. Unsurprisingly there was no response. Who knows, Rev. Findley might still be stuck in Murfreesboro's traffic, which is experiencing serious spillover from Nashville. In any case, in that post I touched …
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Is the “Classic” Concept of Original Sin Based on a Mistranslation?
An intriguing suggestion from J.N.D. Kelly's Early Christian Doctrines. First, concerning Ambrosiaster's influential Commentary on Romans: Ambrosiaster's teaching is particularly noteworthy because it relies on an exegesis of Rom. 5, 12 which, though mistaken and based on a false reading, was to become the pivot of the doctrine of original sin. In the Greek St. …
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