In the beginning, men and angels were created to be under the leadership of the Incarnate Word We now enter into Chapter VII of the first book of The Mystical City of God. In the first paragraphs Ven. Mary of … Continue reading
Concerning a doubt: why is there such a diversity of opinion on this doctrine? Ven. Mary of Agreda, it would seem, was amazed at the doctrine of the absolute primacy of Christ and equally amazed that the primary reason commonly … Continue reading
Revelations about Proverbs 8:22-31 In the Old Testament there are several passages which speak of Christ as the created Wisdom who was with the Creator when He formed the world. I will not cite the key passages at length here … Continue reading
The divine decrees classified according to “instances” Ven. Mother Mary of Agreda, after her vision of the Trinity in His eternal beatitude, speaks of God’s decision to create. As we have noted, she expresses this decision to create as His … Continue reading
God ab intra first, then His creation ad extra Before looking directly at Ven. Mary of Agreda’s writings, we do well to underscore the divine vantage point from which flows the doctrine of the absolute primacy of Christ. In this … Continue reading
Ven. Mary of Agreda and the Absolute Primacy of Christ In the spiritual life we say ad Jesum per Mariam (To Jesus through Mary) because, as we know, Jesus is the sole Mediator between God and man (cf. 1 Tm … Continue reading
Dr. Mark Miravalle, one of my professors of Theology when I was an undergraduate student at Franciscan University of Steubenville, speaks of the moral test of the Angels. Why are there Holy Angels and fallen angels? What proved the good … Continue reading
Below is a presentation – as simple as it is profound – of the Franciscan position on the primacy of charity and the primacy of Christ by a young priest with the Franciscan Friars of the Immaculate, Fr. Josemaria Barbin. … Continue reading
I recently spotted a post at the Kolbe Center for Creation website that debunks evolution (and Fr. Pierre de Chardin) based on Christ as the Exemplar Cause of Creation. They have given me permission to re-post that article below. You … Continue reading
St. Francis of Assisi spoke of how we were made in the image of Christ in his fifth Admonition: Consider, O man, how great the excellence in which the Lord has placed you because He has created and formed you … Continue reading