Beautiful examples of typology.
Thanks for posting this. I know the thread will be hammered later, but for the moment, I like to savor that image of our Lady filled with the Shekinah.
How amazing.
I see thee, little child in your mother's lap.
In you the impossible has come to be,
Creator enters creation and takes a nap
As mother you did make sings lullaby to thee.
kewl. Mary is awesome.
"For example, Luke wove some marvelous things into his Gospel that only a knowledgeable Jew would have understood"
Your post might be better received were it not for the fact that Luke was a Greek, writing in Greek, to a friend in Greece. How would Luke or his friend have the understanding of the Hebrew language which "only a knowledgeable Jew would have understood?"
Ping to read later
Thank you for this article...I was not born to Catholic parents, was never a Catholic...always was a Protestant..and yet, over the years, have come to doubt very much, that various Protestant religions actually have the whole truth within them, as they all have so many different and wildly varying beliefs...
I have long fought myself internally, regarding the Catholic religion...never did buy into the arguments that because they were supposedly around from the beginning of Christianity, and that their history, and traditions, and early church fathers, had more knowledge and more authority to speak about the truth of what the Bible said...
And yet...over the years, I have found myself drawn more and more to the Catholic faith... for a wide variety of reasons....one of those reasons, is that altho I do not participate in any of the religious threads on FR, I do manage to read almost all of them, and contemplate what is said in these threads, and pray over what I have read...
Without saying anything negative about any posters, or their postings, I will dwell on the positive...which is, that the Catholic posters, have brought forward a wealth of information, a wealth of historical information, and absolutely clear and stunning arguments and discussions for defending and supporting their faith....I am truly in awe of the Catholics who come here, and really, against some absolutely awful things being said about them, and to them, remain thoughtful, reverent, and willing to assist any and all who ask for help in understanding...
I have no doubt at this point in my life, that my further study into the Catholic religion is the direction that I should be taking...its just clearly apparent to me, that indeed, it is the Catholic religion which does hold within it, the Truth...and this is something that even just a few years ago, I would have never dreamed of saying...
So thanks to all those Catholics on these threads, who through their own diligent perseverance when under attack, are able to remain patient, helpful, and most of all, civil...and so very willing to share so much of their beliefs, their history, and their traditions...I think its their faith, in action...
So thanks to all, who have been effective evangelizers for the Catholic faith...perhaps one day, I shall be able to count myself among you...
NYer Awesome post!
May Our Lady Queen of the Angels send Michael the Archangel to aid you in battle. If She hasn’t already, you do appear to be tireless in your defense of the faith.
Excellent post. Thanks!
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Can't think this morning. Too much rehearsal. Brain cells dead.
Thanks for the excellent post. Bumping to read later in its entirety!
Thanks for posting this!
Excellent article! Well laid-out and reader-friendly. I hope everyone opening this thread will carefully read the whole article before posting.
This is a good information, yes, but it's really just a warmed over version of Patrick Madrid's article examining this important subject back in 1991 in his article "Ark of the New Covennant," (This Rock Magazine, Catholic Answers)
http://www.catholic.com/thisrock/1991/9112fea1.asp
It seems that Ray has simply repackaged the essence of Madrid's article.