My reflections on the reading in the Academy’s Sacred Scripture I course are written below as comments. 4:1. And Adam knew Eve his wife; who conceived and brought forth Cain, saying: I…...
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Genesis 3
3:1. Now the serpent was more subtle than any of the beasts of the earth which the Lord God had made. And he said to the woman: Why hath God commanded you,…...
The Devil Leads Us into Sin, then Abandons Us
In Genesis 3, the devil encourages Adam and Eve to disobey God, not fearing His threatened punishments–“No, you shall not die the death.” Then, after they’ve sinned, the devil vanishes, leaving Adam…...
Blinded by Deception
In Genesis 3:6, we are that “Eve saw that the tree was good to eat, and fair to the eyes, and delightful to behold.” All of these refer to the sense of…...
How Pope-Critics Misuse Scripture
Schismatic groups of Christians like to quote passages of Scripture that suggest that there should be a small number of Christians in the world. They pull quotes like this: “How narrow is…...
Know Thyself
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Victory through Obedience
O that my people would heed me,that Israel would walk in my ways!At once I would subdue their foes,turn my hand against their enemies.The Lord’s enemies would cringe at their feetand their…...
Finished with Social Media
As I progress in my Dominican formation and see my life’s work in the Classical Liberal Arts Academy expanding, all of the activity of social media has become boring. This happened to…...
Effective Preaching
In Joshua 24, Joshua calls the people to choose whether they will serve the true and living God or the idols of the nations. To accomplish this, he recounts the history of…...
Sirach 5:2
Follow not in thy strength the desires of thy heart. Sirach 5:2 In Sirach, we read a warning against making decisions when everything seems to be going well for us. When we…...