“And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us. And we saw His glory—glory as of the only-begotten of the Father—full of grace and truth” (Jn 1:14). St. John the Evangelist, the disciple whom Jesus loved, relates a fact—Verbum … Continue reading →
On the website “Community in Mission” Msgr. Charles Pope brought up the question which the Medieval theologians had used to determine the primary motive of the Incarnation: If Adam had not sinned, would Christ have come in the flesh? His answer … Continue reading →
In the beginning, men and angels were created to be under the leadership of the Incarnate Word We now enter into Chapter VII of the first book of The Mystical City of God. In the first paragraphs Ven. Mary of … Continue reading →
Revelations about Proverbs 8:22-31 In the Old Testament there are several passages which speak of Christ as the created Wisdom who was with the Creator when He formed the world. I will not cite the key passages at length here … Continue reading →
God ab intra first, then His creation ad extra Before looking directly at Ven. Mary of Agreda’s writings, we do well to underscore the divine vantage point from which flows the doctrine of the absolute primacy of Christ. In this … Continue reading →