St Thomas Aquinas, reasoning about Faith, asks at one point a very fundamental question: how is it that we believe at all? For we don't, Aquinas insists, see what Faith teaches, as we see things that we know; and yet he also claims that believing exhibits certainty, which on the...
Oratorian Community and seminarian interns, St Philip's Seminary, Spring 2017....
A talk given as part of the Musical Oratory on May 10. The various hyperlinks provide illustrations. They are not necessarily an endorsement of the material found on the pages linked. For the recording of the music part of this Oratory go to https://archive.org/details/2017May10BWV4 The musical focus for today is Bach's...
He who has seen me has seen the Father. How is it possible to see one person by seeing another? Common sense would seem to say that either they must be the same person, or your vision of the one will obstruct your vision of the other. Now the Son...
The Resurrection appearances of Christ unfold in light of His Ascension, which will bring them to a close. The appearances are about self-manifestation, about Christ showing Himself risen in the flesh; but all the time they are tending towards being overcome, giving way to a bodily absence, sealed by the...