The passions of the Christ
One of the most striking differences between the early Christians and us is that they lacked any conception of "the emotions." Rather, what they talked about were "the passions." What's the difference? ...
The intimacy of the Resurrection
Here is a puzzle: The suffering and death of the Lord were public. He was sentenced by Roman authorities before a crowd and put to death on a public byway with the placard, "Jesus of Nazareth, King of ...
What is civilization?
It has no entry in the Catholic Encyclopedia; it is not mentioned in the Catechism; yet the popes talk about it in their encyclicals. What is "civilization?" Is Christianity responsible for it? Is Western ...
Faith and reason testify to each other
When St. Pope John Paul II wrote in his great encyclical, "Fides et ratio," that "Faith and reason are like two wings on which the human spirit rises to the contemplation of truth," he surely meant that ...
The coming of Christ destroys 'enchantment'
In the days following Epiphany, the church celebrates the dawning of the light of Christ upon the pagans, as foretold in the reading from Isaiah (60:2-3) in last Sunday's Mass: See, darkness covers ...
