SACRED SCRIPTURE
“God is the author of Sacred Scripture. “The divinely revealed realities, which are contained and presented in the text of Sacred Scripture, have been written down under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit.”
Who Wrote the Gospels and When?
A brief introduction to academic New Testament studies will be a somewhat shocking eye opener go most beginners. They will soon find that most “respectable” New Testament scholars have made an career out of de-bunking the gospels and trying to show them to be late compositions written by anonymous authors who added mythological magical details to the story of Jesus to make him sound more like the Son of God.
Pentecost NOT the Birthday of the Church
The Church is born primarily of Christ’s total self-giving for our salvation, anticipated in the institution of the Eucharist and fulfilled on the cross. “The origin and growth of the Church are symbolized by the blood and water which flowed from the open side of the crucified Jesus.” “For it was from the side of Christ as he slept the sleep of death upon the cross that there came forth the ‘wondrous sacrament of the whole Church.’” As Eve was formed from the sleeping Adam’s side, so the Church was born from the pierced heart of Christ hanging dead on the cross. [St. Ambrose]
Christmas Nativity Scenes and the Infancy Narratives
Did the Magi arrive on the same night as the shepherds? A closer look at the Gospels reveals a fascinating timeline that reshapes our understanding of the Nativity story. From the shepherds’ visit to the Magi’s journey guided by a star, uncover how tradition and scripture align to depict the events surrounding Jesus’ birth, and what this means for the timeless beauty of Nativity scenes.