Tag: Scripture
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Jesus Is the Answer to a Fractured Generation
“Come to me, all you that labour, and are burdened, and I will refresh you.”— Matthew 11:28 (Douay-Rheims) We live in a generation that has never been more connected, yet never felt more alone. Our phones are full, but our hearts are empty. We have information at our fingertips, but wisdom seems harder to find…
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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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Mary Carried Jesus: Microchimerism and the Mystery of the Incarnation
When the angel Gabriel announced that Mary would conceive the Son of God, he told her: “The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the most High shall overshadow thee. And therefore also the Holy which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God.” —Luke 1:35, Douay-Rheims The…