theology
Sacramental Mentality
St. Ignatius of Loyola is a great example of the principal of Catholic Sacramentality. Before we can appreciate the Sacraments and things sacramental we have to understand the theological context of Sacramentality. While the Church today recognizes seven specific rituals as moments of encounter with God, the early Church recognized many more: washing of feet, […]
To be ignorant of the Scriptures is to be ignorant of Christ–St. Jerome
In this beautiful icon of the Christ of the gospels from St. Talka’s we see the symbols of the four gospels in the four corners: the eagle for John, the Man for Matthew, the Ox for Luke and the Lion for Mark. St. Jerome was an early great scripture scholar who in his passion for […]