How the Bible describes angels; Angels: Day 010

Last updated on: July 18, 2016 at 6:38 pm By Pete Socks

How the Bible describes angels Scripture, says Dionysius the Areopagite, uses symbolic imagery (in Ezekiel 1, for example) to describe the lives of the heavenly beings. They don’t have actual wheels, but the symbolic image fits their actual behavior and existence. But why does it talk about rivers? And why are wheels and chariots attached to the heavenly beings? The rivers of fire represent the ceaselessly flowing streams from God that nourish the productive powers of life. The chariots represent the communion of... Read more

Descriptions of angels are figurative; Angels: Day 009

Last updated on: July 18, 2016 at 6:33 pm By Pete Socks

Descriptions of angels are figurative The writer we call Dionysius the Areopagite, beginning a work on the celestial hierarchy, takes care to remind us that the descriptions of angels in Scripture are figurative. The Bible uses these pictures to describe the angels’ attributes and abilities in a way our human understanding can grasp. I think the first thing we need to do is to set forth what we think is the purpose of every hierarchy, and what benefit each one confers... Read more

Heavenly beings as well were made by the Word; Angels: Day 008

Last updated on: July 18, 2016 at 6:26 pm By Pete Socks

Heavenly beings as well were made by the Word Interpreting Psalm 45, St. Augustine imagines all the things that have been created by the Word: not just the stars, the earth, the sea, but also the angels and all the heavenly beings. “My heart hath uttered a good word” (Ps. 45:1). Who is the speaker? The Father, or the prophet? Some take it to be the Person of the Father, who says, “My heart hath uttered a good word,” hinting at... Read more

CBB Giveaway: Red, White, Blue and Catholic

Last updated on: July 27, 2016 at 8:04 pm By Pete Socks

This week one lucky winner will receive a copy of Red, White, Blue, and Catholic by Stephen P. White and sponsored by Liguori Publications (you can read my review here). I use Rafflecopter to run my giveaways which makes it simple for you and me! Enter below. The contest starts NOW and will end 12AM EST Friday 8/05. a Rafflecopter giveaway Read more

The creation of angels; Angels: Day 007

Last updated on: July 18, 2016 at 6:20 pm By Pete Socks

The creation of angels Genesis doesn’t tell us explicitly when the angels were created, says St. Augustine, but we know that they were created from other passages in Scripture. Where Scripture speaks of the world’s creation, it doesn’t tell us plainly whether or when the angels were created. If it does mention them, it mentions them implicitly under the name of “Heaven,” when it is said, “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.” But I can’t believe they... Read more

CBB Review: Red, White, Blue and Catholic

Last updated on: January 22, 2019 at 3:27 pm By Pete Socks

We have been hearing a lot about “Making America Great Again” this election cycle. As Catholics, this approach should be much more than a simple campaign slogan. Author Stephen P. White provides a guide that goes beyond a political campaign and to the heart of how Catholics can live a faith-filled life as American citizens today. Red, White, Blue, and Catholic is the name of the book and it is a beacon in this dark night we find our country... Read more

Some truths about the angels remain a mystery; Angels: Day 006

Last updated on: July 18, 2016 at 6:16 pm By Pete Socks

Some truths about the angels remain a mystery St. Augustine addresses the question of whether angels appear to humans by taking on material bodies, or by manipulating their own spiritual essences. But he addresses it only to dismiss it. Some things cannot be known with certainty, and the speculation might distract us from something more important. But I admit that it would be beyond my purpose here to ask these ques- tions. It may be that the angels, working in secret... Read more

Eyes of Mercy a film on the power of the Rosary

Last updated on: July 23, 2016 at 7:13 am By Pete Socks

Hollywood feature to be made on the power of the Rosary Several Catholic filmmakers have set out to make a short film that will show the power of our Mother Mary’s Rosary. This short film will be put out by the non-profit, Vox Dei Productions, and will be released for FREE online so that millions around the world can have easy access to it. One of the writers of the script, my friend Catholic author Brian Kennelly, told me a... Read more

We’re part stone, part angel; Angels: Day 005

Last updated on: July 18, 2016 at 6:11 pm By Pete Socks

We’re part stone, part angel A human being, says St. Gregory the Great, is in a way a representation of the whole universe. We have something in common with everything God created, from rocks to angels. Everything that exists falls into one of these classes: It exists, but does not live. It exists and lives, but does not feel. It exists and lives and feels, but does not understand or choose. It exists and lives and feels and understands and chooses.... Read more

CBB Interview with Ramona Trevino

Last updated on: July 23, 2016 at 5:47 am By Pete Socks

For three years, Ramona worked as the manager of a Planned Parenthood abortion-referral facility in Sherman, Texas. In the spring of 2011, thanks to the inspiration from a local Christian radio station, the prayers and public witness of a 40 Days for Life campaign, and through God’s grace, Ramona reclaimed her walk with Christ and resigned her position at Planned Parenthood, which resulted in the clinic closing. Ramona is now sharing the story of her pro-life conversion and resulting exodus... Read more