If the actions of men may be taken as any test of their convictions then, we have reason for saying this, viz: that the province and the inestimable benefit of the litera scriptais that of being a record of truth, and an authority of appeal...
”that “Beauty is truth, truth beauty.” I’ve seen various explanations, but they seemed abstract to me and none of them satisfactorily answered my question. Then, about 20 years ago, the answer
) Lanceolate in the reversed order, that is, narrowing toward the point of attachment more than toward the apex. Oblate (a.) Flattened or depressed at the poles; as, the earth is an oblate spheroid. Oblate (a.) Offered up; devoted; consecrated; dedicated; -- used chiefly or only in ...
Each of the elements (bread and wine) of the Eucharist Communion in both kinds Shy Less than; short of The shares are 29p shy of their flotation price Kind Having or showing a friendly, generous, and considerate nature He was very kind to me She was a good, kind woman Shy (of a pla...
Martyrs of the Eucharist: Stories to Inspire Eucharistic Amazement. US HERE –UK HERE On The Demonic by Archbp. Fulton J. Sheen. US HERE –UK HERE No Apologies: Why Civilization Depends on the Strength of Men by Anthony Esolen US HERE –UK HERE John Fisher and Thomas More: Keeping Their...
He proposed the presence of a secondary force called the “Demi-Urge,” responsible for generating matter, the basis of the physical universe. This viewpoint was supported by most Gnostic systems. Gnostics pondered questions such as “Who am I?”“Where did I come from?”“What is the mean...
A point, line, or plane. Essence The intrinsic or indispensable quality or qualities that serve to characterize or identify something The essence of democracy is the freedom to choose. Element A part of a geometric configuration, such as an angle in a triangle. Essence (Philosophy) The inherent...
A much more popular theory in the early church (including Jerome and Augustine) was that it meant something like “supersubstantial” — or spiritual — and referred to the bread of the Eucharist. This is still one of the preferred interpretations in the Catholic and Eastern Orthodox churches....
Corporal also has some use in religious contexts: as a noun, it refers to a linen cloth on which the consecrated bread and wine of the Eucharist are placed. And each word at some point in its history was used to do the job that the other word now typically does. We see corporal in...
I’d also point out that since Jesus is fully present in the Eucharist, the original query about promoting a love for the Eucharist is about bringing people to Jesus. But for some Protestants, what matters is so-called mere Christianity or the essential doctrines that every Christian must beli...