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Didache 9

November 25, 2006 | Leave a Comment

The ninth part of Didache:
1. But as touching the eucharistic thanksgiving give ye thanks thus.
2. First, as regards the cup: We give Thee thanks, O our Father, for the holy vine of Thy son David, which Thou madest known unto us through Thy Son Jesus; Thine is the glory for ever and ever.
3. Then as [...]

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Christus Rex

November 25, 2006 | Leave a Comment

My Lord said, “My kingdom is not of this world; if my kingdom were of this world, my servants would have fought to prevent my being surrendered to the Jews.” This reminds me of the scene in Mel Gibson’s movie where the badly flagellated and crowned Christ is presented to the Roman governor. Another more [...]

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CCC: Church’s authority over Scripture interpretation

November 25, 2006 | Leave a Comment

From line 119:
“It is the task of exegetes to work, according to these rules, towards a better understanding and explanation of the meaning of Sacred Scripture in order that their research may help the Church to form a firmer judgement. For, of course, all that has been said about the manner of interpreting Scripture is [...]

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Christianity a ‘religion of the book’? No.

November 25, 2006 | Leave a Comment

I’m glad to come across this line in the Catechism, line 108:
Still, the Christian faith is not a “religion of the book”. Christianity is the religion of the “Word” of God, “not a written and mute word, but incarnate and living”. (St. Bernard, S. missus est hom. 4, 11: PL 183, 86) If the Scriptures [...]

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Read the Bible and Catechism in a year

November 25, 2006 | Leave a Comment

I’ve begun an interesting new program I’ve found at the ‘Coming Home Network’ site which, as I’ve discovered just now, has expired. It may come back online soon. The program aims to have one read the Bible and the Catechism of the Catholic Church in a year and is available as a PDF download from [...]