This is the third and final post in a series on Mary as the New Eve. Click here to read the first post, and click here for the second. After exploring the way Mary is to be seen as the Second Eve, we must now deal with the previously asked question, how are we to understand Jesus’s relationship with his mother after the way he seemingly undermined familial relationships by saying his family are those who do the will of... Read more
One of the titles for Jesus is “Prince of Peace.” In the prophecies of Isaiah, we are told that the peace he brings will have no end: For to us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government will be upon his shoulder, and his name will be called “Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.” Of the increase of his government and of peace there will be no end, upon the throne... Read more
In the novel, Galactic Pot-Healer, and in its rare companion volume written for children, Nick and the Glimmung, Philip K. Dick had a rather devastating vision of the future of the Earth.[1] Wars and overpopulation both changed the face of society. Resources, like food, while available were maxed out in how they were used, so extra burdens, like owning a pet, became illegal (as seen in Nick and the Glimmung, where Nick, broke the law and had a cat of... Read more
This is the second post in a series on Mary as the New Eve. Click here to read the first. From what we have recorded of the writings of the earliest Christians, it is apparent that many quickly came to realize that Mary should be seen as the second or New Eve. Once Paul demonstrated that Jesus should be understood as the New and Second Adam, bringing forth a spiritually reformed humanity which is to be united with him in... Read more
We have begun to examine some of the reasons why Mary, the Mother of God, has a special place in salvation history as well as to why she should hold a special place in our hearts. Jesus, the incarnate Logos, the God-man, has established her to be our spiritual mother, the mother of our salvation. For that reason alone we should respect her, honor her, praise her, and follow her as we would with our earthly mother. When we do... Read more
Charity, if it is to be true to its inner essence and character of charity (caritas), must be done as an act of love. As love is generous and merciful, so charity must be generous and merciful. It seeks more than justice because it seeks to raise someone up beyond the expectations of justice, but it does so in a way which does not undermine justice either. This is why charity, as St. Augustine pointed out, is the end which... Read more
In his resurrection from the dead, Jesus shows us that the suffering and death which we have created for ourselves can come to an end. We have come together as one humanity, represented in Scripture by Adam, and have defiled ourselves by our actions. We have closed ourselves off from God, that is, from his grace which provides eternal beatitude. Life is suffering because of what we have done, not because it was inherent with life itself. Without external help,... Read more
The Word has become silent, To the grave, he is compliant. He descends all through hell, Without shouting, without a yell.  Covered by our defilement, We hear not one lament. One of the very Godhead, Is now among the dead. Read more
When we grow up, the ways in which we interact with the world change. The eyes of a child look at the world in a different way than the eyes of an adult. Children tend be more trusting and believe with a simple faith what they have been told. As they grow up, they begin to test all things, finding many of the things they believed were false, and so end up being less trusting of others. Often, they become... Read more
Jesus, the author of life, revealed from the cross a truth of the human condition when he showed us the fruit of our actions, what we made of life, was suffering. This suffering is not God’s intention for us. We abused the freedom he gave us. We had the option to open up to God and all his bounty, to make for ourselves a blessed life which leads into eternal bliss. Likewise, we had the option to look for our... Read more
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