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Dr. Michael Barber: - “The fascination of mystery is so strong that almost all religious and social organizations that exercise or have exercised an inspiring and lasting influence on mankind have wrapped themselves up in the obscurity of mystery, and have even gloried in the mysteries which they were aware of, although they disdained Christianity because of […]

Dr. Scott Hahn: - If you’ve ever traveled in conservative evangelical or fundamentalist circles, you know the Scofield Reference Bible. It’s a hefty tome, and influential. And one could argue that this annotated edition of the Scriptures, first published in 1909, created modern fundamentalism. Its editor, C.I. Scofield, made his own theological opinions seem […]

Dr. Michael Barber: - In his detailed commentary on Matthew, Robert Gundry makes the argument that Jesus was purposeful in using different words in his declaration to Peter—“you are petros, and on this petra I will build my church” (Matt 16:18). Gundry is representative of many Protestant commentators. His view: the rock the Church is built upon is decidedly […]

Dr. Michael Barber: - Heads-up. Let’s get ready to rumble! Over the next coming days I’m going to spend some time here looking at one of the most debated passages in all of the Gospels. So, here we go. . . In Matthew 16:13–20 we read the famous confession of faith by Peter at Caesarea Philippi. In response to his statement affirming him as the “Son of the Li […]

Dr. Michael Barber: - “Far from repudiating Christianity or regarding it with suspicious eyes because of its mysteries, we ought to recognize its divine grandeur in these very mysteries. So essential to Christianity are its mysteries that in its character of truth revealed by the Son of God and the Holy Spirit it would stand convicted of intrinsic contradict […]

St. Paul Center: God once walked among us. He was born in a stable, worked in a carpen¬ter’s shop, taught in a synagogue, and walked the fields, hills, and roads of ancient Galilee. Next spring, from May 23–June 1, 2011, you can walk there too. Along with the St. Paul Center for Biblical Theology, you can travel to Israel on a life-changing, faith-transformi […]

Dr. Michael Barber: - One of my all-time favorite theologians is Matthias Joseph Scheeben (pronounced: “shay-ben”), an obscure German theologian who lived in the 19th century. I want to post up some of what he has said about the mysterious dimension of the Christian faith. Before I do that though, a little bio. Biography Eugene Druwé gives a short biography […]

Dr. Scott Hahn: - The month of August is like a Marian pilgrimage to me. We trek halfway through the sunnier side of the month to reach Our Lady’s feast days, her glorious Assumption on August 15th and her Queenship a week later. Then we return home in the shadier half of the month, as the days get a little shorter and my part of the world heads toward autum […]

Dr. Scott Hahn: - So I found myself in Rome a second time this year. The first time I spent my days searching the Scriptures with young priests and future priests, seeding long lifetimes of future preaching and prayer. This time I was able to spend some time in conversation with an older priest who certainly doesn’t need my advice about his homilies or his p […]

Dr. Scott Hahn: - “You are a priest forever!” Catholics find joy in that verse, first uttered in the Old Testament and then echoed in the New. In Psalm 110 it refers to the Son of David—specifically to King Solomon, but also to all the men in his line who occupied the throne. They were not only kings, but priests as well. They were mediators between God and […]

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St. Paul Center: - Today our group went to the General Audience with Pope Benedict. Dr. Scott Hahn was able to get a special ticket (he’d been working on it for a year, I think). After the final blessing he was able to meet the pope and present him with his latest books. You will see him describe it on the video. Everyone was very happy to see the pope — mos […]