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I want to expand a little bit on Bishop McGrath’s statement, blogged below. On the level of the down n’ dirty, bare-bones of Scriptural study, he’s right. The Gospels are not straight history, as we understand history in the 21st century. If they were history, we would call them “historical books.” If they were biographies,…

I’ll pull an O’Reilly here and start off this post with talking points re/That Movie. 1. On this blog at least, loving this film is not required. It’s a movie, it’s not the Gospel. There are thousands of pictorial depictions of Jesus’ Passion, many musical settings of it and even a few dramatic presentations. They…

…and The Passion of the Christ First, Bishop McGrath of San Jose While the primary source material of the film is attributed to the four gospels, these sacred books are not historical accounts of the historical events that they narrate. They are theological reflections upon the events that form the core of Christian faith and…

Growing in Popularity The design of the rosary brims with symbolism. It’s a combination of Catholic rosaries and the Orthodox Jesus rope, according to Web sites. There are 33 beads, made of anything from wood to precious stones, plus a cross or crucifix. Twenty-eight of the beads are arranged in four groups of seven called…
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