[dropcaps type='normal' font_size='100' color='' background_color='' border_color='']I[/dropcaps]gnatius, who is also called Theophorus, to the holy Church which is at Tralles, in Asia, beloved of God, the Father of Jesus Christ, elect, and worthy of God, possessing peace through the flesh, and blood, and passion of Jesus...
[dropcaps type='normal' font_size='100' color='' background_color='' border_color='']I[/dropcaps]gnatius, who is also called Theophorus, to the Church which has obtained mercy, through the majesty of the Most High Father, and Jesus Christ, His only-begotten Son; the Church which is beloved and enlightened by the will of Him that...
[dropcaps type='normal' font_size='100' color='' background_color='' border_color='']I[/dropcaps]gnatius, who is also called Theophorus, to the Church of God the Father, and our Lord Jesus Christ, which is at Philadelphia, in Asia, which has obtained mercy, and is established in the harmony of God, and rejoiceth unceasingly in...
[dropcaps type='normal' font_size='100' color='' background_color='' border_color='']O[/dropcaps]ur faith is not founded upon empty words; nor are we carried away by mere caprice or beguiled by specious arguments. On the contrary, we put our faith in words spoken by the power of God, spoken by the Word...
Scripture is Sacramental [dropcaps type='normal' font_size='100' color='' background_color='' border_color='']T[/dropcaps]he phrase “the word of the Lord” appears hundreds of times in the Hebrew Scriptures. It is the authority that Moses invokes for his law, and the prophets for their oracles. It is, according to the historical books,...
Catholic Biblical Study A Bibliography I. Magisterial Teachings Primary Sources: Louis, C. (ed.), Rome & the Study of Scripture: A Collection of Papal Enactments on the Study of Holy Scripture Together with the Decisions of the Biblical Commission (7th ed.). St. Meinrad, IN: Abbey Press, 1964. Pontifical Biblical Commission, The...
Technology and Education by: Dr. Marcellino D'Ambrosio [dropcaps type='normal' font_size='100' color='' background_color='' border_color='']J[/dropcaps]esus once quipped that the spiritual leaders of his day were very good at forecasting the weather, but very bad at reading the signs of the times (Mat 16:3). As we approach the 50th anniversary of...
SPIRITUAL THEOLOGY: SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY by: Dr. Marcellino D'Ambrosio This annotated bibliography was offered to Masters level students in a spiritual theology course taught in the University of Dallas’s Institute for Religious and Pastoral Studies from 1994-2001. It is offered as a list of resources that may be...
SELECTED CHRONOLOGY OF THE CHURCH 1: FROM CHRIST TO CONSTANTINE [dropcaps type='normal' font_size='100' color='' background_color='' border_color='']K[/dropcaps]now basic facts, centuries, and sequence of all items. Know exact dates of bolded items. (c. = approximate) 30 c. AD Death and Resurrection of Jesus followed by Pentecost, the “birthday” of the Church 50...
Scripture Texts Interpreted by the Church Definitively [dropcaps type='normal' font_size='100' color='' background_color='' border_color='']T[/dropcaps]here are many interpretations of certain biblical passages that have been officially and definitively disallowed by the Universal Magisterium of the Catholic Church. However, a definitive, positive interpretation has been provided for only seven...