Based on various posts and comments I’ve seen lately in this and other Christian communities, I would like to offer the following observation for everyone’s consideration.

Many believers perceive scripture as the original source of Church doctrine.  But this simply cannot be the case.  The Church as described in the book of Acts did not have any ( Read more... )

It seems that we often get caught up in the best way to go about correcting misinformed beliefs among our fellow sisters and brothers in Christ. On one hand, we need to take seriously our commitment to the Truth of the Gospel and the authority of Sacred Scripture as God’s Word revealed to us. Our love for our neighbor, particularly our love for ( Read more... )

Today's readings are from Gen 2:7-9;3:1-7, Ps 51:3-6,12-13,17, Rom 5:12-19, Matt 4:1-11In the debates among Christians about how to read the story of the Fall in Genesis, literally versus allegorically, we often miss the elemental truths which are presented to us. The first truth is this: when God created man, He "blew into His nostrils the ( Read more... )