Our readings this weekend begin with the delegation of apostolic authority for ministry within the Church. Remember that the Greek word ‘apostle’ simply refers to somebody who is sent, but in the Christian context that refers to a very particular missionary with extraordinary delegated power and responsibility to govern and sanctify. We’re talking here aboutContinue reading “Treasuring divine Wisdom (Sunday XXVI of Ordered time)”
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Reading through the first letter of S. Paul to S. Timothy
This most touching letter of Saint Paul to one of his first bishops, after Saint Timothy had been given the care of the See of Ephesus, provides a short series of counsels for an infant church, establishing basic practices and providing counsel to the new bishop and the priests under him. I should begin withContinue reading “Reading through the first letter of S. Paul to S. Timothy”
Reading through the second letter of S. Paul to the Corinthians
I’m on medical rest for the moment, so I’ve decided to put out these little summaries of the books of Scripture on an almost-daily basis, until I’ve done them all. You should find the ones I’ve already done here. Then I’ll start to put on bits of the Catechism and basic prayer. Today, we haveContinue reading “Reading through the second letter of S. Paul to the Corinthians”
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