Category: Scripture
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Genesis 3:15, Jerome, and the Woman Who Crushes the Serpent
Some Protestants claim that Catholics invented Marian doctrine by mistranslating Genesis 3:15. The accusation usually goes like this: St. Jerome changed the Bible from “he shall crush your head” to “she shall crush your head” in order to force Mary into the text. That charge sounds powerful. It is also historically shallow. The truth is…
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The Septuagint: God’s Providence in Preparing the Way for Christ
A reflection on the ancient Greek translation of the Hebrew Scriptures that became the Bible of the early Church. Introduction In the divine economy of salvation, God prepares His people long before great events unfold. He works through cultures, languages, empires, and even the labors of scholars to accomplish His saving plan. One of the…
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The Lord’s Prayer, Neuroscience, and Grace
A Catholic reflection on how the prayer taught by Christ forms the soul, renews the mind, and cultivates holy patterns of trust, hope, surrender, forgiveness, and perseverance. I’ve been meditating on the Lord’s Prayer and have come to appreciate how deeply it speaks to both the soul and the human person as a whole. As…
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The Five Levels of Demonic Influence
What the Catholic Church actually teaches about temptation, oppression, possession, and spiritual warfare. “Greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world.” — 1 John 4:4 (Douay-Rheims), Douay-Rheims Hollywood vs. Catholic Reality We live in a strange age. Modern culture often rejects belief in the supernatural while simultaneously obsessing over…