Why does the Catholic Church require most of its priests to live a celibate life? While most of the Eastern Catholic churches allow married men to be ordained, priests of the Latin Rite must be celibate. In this post … Continue reading A Biblical Case for Clerical Celibacy
If you’ve been following this blog for a while, you know that we’ve been slowly making our way through the Old Testament, following St. Augustine’s advice: …the New Testament lies hidden in the Old Testament and the Old Testament is … Continue reading Gideon’s Sword
During the Easter season, as we reflect on Jesus’ resurrection, it is profitable to reflect on the attributes or qualities of our own future resurrected bodies. Perhaps such reflection will make us thirst for the resurrection! In his Summa Theologiae, St. … Continue reading On the Resurrected Body