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Tradition: The Weakest Possible Argument, or the Strongest?
The Weakest Possible Argument?
The weakest argument is that based on authority. This fact may explain why Father Most’s article on the history of the ordination of women is unlikely to change anyone’s mind, for...
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Keeping Advent Well
There is a remnant of the former ways in the Church, in this church where there is no sign of Christmas, where the vestments are a sober purple and the music and prayers still...
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The Restoration of the Temple
When we hear in today’s first reading that Judas Maccabeus restored the temple worship, the joy of the people is almost palpable. It was as if a loud, persistent noise had been suddenly silenced...
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The Moral Aspect of the Apocalypse
The biblical texts used at Mass towards the end of the liturgical year are certainly dramatic—with stars falling from heaven and the like—and, it must be said, confusing. Their obscurity has produced a myriad...
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The Beginning of Wisdom
The book of Wisdom, which we begin reading today, is based on the insight that wisdom is different from knowledge. Anyone with brains can know something, but not everyone can be wise. If you...
Nota in Brevis
Saints and Striving
It would be unseemly for me to speak about Protestantism in any serious way, but I believe I can say one thing with some assurance; for I think I know why Martin Luther started...
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The Body and Judgement
“The Spirit of God who raised Jesus from the dead, . . . will give life to your mortal bodies.” This is what we confess in the creed: “I believe in the resurrection of...
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Christ’s Universal Grace
Saint Paul’s letter to the Romans is based on a parallel between the figures of Adam and Jesus Christ. In the Bible, Adam is a symbol of the unity of the human race, a...
