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Response to Jerome's Response to Helvidius – Part 4d
Jerome wrote a response to Helvidius regarding the virginity of Mary. This post is the fourth part of a fourth in a series of responses to what Jerome wrote. Jerome wrote: But if anyone feels a doubt as to why the Virgin conceived after she was betrothed rather than when she had no one betrothed to her,…
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Response to Jerome's Response to Helvidius – Part 4c
Jerome wrote a response to Helvidius regarding the virginity of Mary. This post is the third part of a fourth in a series of responses to what Jerome wrote. Jerome wrote: And although we find it said to Joseph in a dream, “Fear not to take Mary thy wife”; and again, “Joseph arose from his sleep, and…
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Response to Jerome's Response to Helvidius – Part 4b
Jerome wrote a response to Helvidius regarding the virginity of Mary. This post is the second part of a fourth in a series of responses to what Jerome wrote. Jerome wrote: But when he continues, “the Evangelist would never have applied the words, before they came together to persons who were not to come together, any more…
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Eusebius on Psalm 69:7-9
The following is a machine translation of Eusebius’ Commentary on the Psalms, at Septuagint Psalm 68 (Psalm 69), Section 5 (corresponding to Psalm 69:7-9). As a huge word of caution. This is a machine translation of an underlying text that is in process of scholarly review. The Greek text may not be perfect, and the…
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There's Something about … Luigi Gambero
Luigi Gambero is one of the leading Mariologists of our time. His book, “Mary and the Fathers of the Church,” (Ignatius Press, 1999 based on the Italian original of 1991) is one of the more exhaustive treatments of the subject that one can find from a Roman Catholic perspective. Sorry to my younger readers for…
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Clement VI Semon Verified (?)
Clement VI’s Sermon is Sermon 6 in Mollat’s list of the oratorical works of Clement VI. This one is a bit more interesting, because Mollat seemingly mentions Alva, and notes some interesting problems associated with dating this particular sermon. The idea that the sermon is not authentic, however, does ont seem to be on Mollat’s…
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Innocent III Denies the Immaculate Conception (with more complete citation/sources)
William Albrecht, relying on a secondary source, alleged that the sermons of Innocent III that were quoted in “How Many Popes does it Take to Deny the Immaculate Conception?” (link) were inauthentic. His quotation stated: “John Baptist Posa [t] say those sermons of Innocent III were plucked from apocryphal libraries. Fr. Peter of Alva, and…
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Pilgrim Theology and the New Heavens and New Earth
Sometimes it’s valuable to remember the Old Testament context to New Testament statements. The author of Hebrews uses the expression “strangers and pilgrims on the earth” in the following text: Hebrews 11:13 These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them afar off, and were persuaded of them, and embraced…
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Homily of the Papyrus of Turin – Pseudo-Athanasius
In a previous post, I raised a question regarding authenticity of The Homily of the Papyrus of Turin (link to previous post), sometimes attributed to Athanasius. It’s been a while since that post, but I see that some folks (typically in Roman Catholic apologetic circles) are still citing the work because of what it says…
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First Parental Lecture in Proverbs
Proverbs 1:10-33 First Parental Lecture [Intro] 10 My son, if sinners entice thee, consent thou not. [The Wicked Proposal] 11 If they say, Come with us, let us lay wait for blood, let us lurk privily for the innocent without cause: 12 Let us swallow them up alive as the grave; and whole, as those…