If God freely made us in His image and likeness, then his Word is indispensible to our self-understanding; indeed, “man, male and female” (cf. Gn 1 27), makes “visible” the unfathomable mystery of the Blessed Trinity … [Read more...]
The Word in Creation
The Ratzingerian Critique of the Historical-Critical Method and Its Application to the Creation Accounts
March 30, 2015 by Thomas L. McDonald
At the heart of Benedict XVI’s papacy, and of the theological and ecclesiastical career of Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger, is a highly developed—and in some ways radical—biblical theology. Indeed, all things most characteristic about the work of … [Read more...]
Time to Abandon the Genesis Story?
July 10, 2014 by Dennis Bonnette, PhD
Legitimate science can never assert that Adam and Eve are impossible. It might claim that they are improbable, but never impossible. God’s omnipotence can always make short work of long odds. Is the Genesis story of a literal Adam and Ev … [Read more...]
John Paul II’s “Triptych” of the Human Person
January 8, 2013 by Charles Dern
This article focuses on the first part of Pope John Paul II's Theology of the Body which broadens the vision of humanity from not just this life (historical man), but to what God intended for man before the Fall (original man), as well as w … [Read more...]
John Paul II, Christian Anthropology, and “Familiaris Consortio”
April 28, 2012 by Rev. Michael Bruno
John Paul II called humanity to rediscover an anthropology based in the beauty and dignity of human life, laying its foundation firmly in Sacred Scripture and Church Tradition. The beatification of Pope John Paul II serves as a … [Read more...]
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