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Christian discipleship is a fruit of the proclamation of the Kingdom of God. It is the response to the call to "Repent, for the Kingdom-Reign of God is near." The Greek for "repent" is based on metanoia (verb: metanoein) which means "a change of heart and mind." God's reign will be characterized by... Sign in to see full entry.

Tradition is the memory of the works of God declared from one generation to another. This is the link between the "fathers" on the one hand, and "the present generation" and "the generations yet to come" on the other. When Luther downplayed the importance of "Tradition" even rejecting it wholesale,... Sign in to see full entry.

Jesus Christ is not remote, detached, and disinterested, nor insulated and isolated from our lives. He knows our frame; He knows that we are but dust. He can see in us a reflection of what He experienced as a man. He can thus extend mercy to us, completely understanding what we are going through.... Sign in to see full entry.

Where did Pope John Paul II get the title for his book? "When His Hour had come, Jesus said to those who were with Him in the Garden of Gethsemane, to Peter, James and John, His closes disciples: "Rise up let us be on our way" (cf. Mark 14:42). Not only He must "be on his way" to fulfill His... Sign in to see full entry.

The rule "interpreting Scriptures with Scriptures" was something I heard for the first time from Fr. Jesus Merino, OP, the brilliant Bible professor we had at the University of Sto. Tomas, Manila. He was of course referring to a procedure that St. Augustine records in the De Doctrina Christiana as a... Sign in to see full entry.

Merry Christmas! Apart from the Birth of the Lord, the WikiPedia lists these events as occuring on that day – http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/December_25 So why do we celebrate the birthday of Christ on December 25? Go here: http://users.rcn.com/tlclcms/chrorig.html Check out this question-and-answer... Sign in to see full entry.

Matthew 11:2-11 is a Q passage found also in Luke 7:18-28. The narrative is about John the Baptist's query about Jesus' person: "Are you the One we have been waiting for?". The whole narrative however ends up, not only with a revelation about Jesus, but also about John. Thus, a question about Jesus... Sign in to see full entry.

Isaiah 29:17-24 And Jacob's Lot Shall Be Changed This passage immediately follows upon the preceding section (vv. 9-16) where the death of wisdom (the spirit of deep sleep, v. 10) is the punishment that the Lord envisages for those who refuse to know and understand rightly (cf. v. 14). The... Sign in to see full entry.

Isaiah 40:10 "Here (He) comes with power" is further developed in the rest of the Book of Consolation. It should be noted that when the Kingdom of Judah fell, not only Babylon was the victor but in the mythopoetic worldview of the people of the time, even the God of Israel was considered a loser.... Sign in to see full entry.

Luke 12: 49-53 The Fire, the Baptism and the Sword of the Lord The passage can be divided into two sections: vv. 49-50: reference to the fire of the Lord and his baptism; vv. 51-53: Jesus as cause of divisions within the family It must be remembered that John the Baptist already associated the... Sign in to see full entry.