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Featured Term (selected at random):RELATOR The judge designated by an ecclesiastical tribunal to gather together and put into writing the data necessary for reviewing a case in law. A realtor is alos the one designated to assemble the data on a person whose cause has been introduced for possible beatification and canonization. All items in this dictionary are from Fr. John Hardon's Modern Catholic Dictionary, © Eternal Life. Used with permission.

     (c. 342-420) Ignorance of Scripture is ignorance of Christ    I interpret as I should, following the command of Christ: Search the Scriptures, and Seek and you shall find. Christ will not say to me what he said to the Jews: You erred, not knowing the Scriptures and not knowing the power of God. For if, as Paul says, Christ is the power of God and the wisdom of God, and if the man who does not know Scripture does not know the power and wisdom of God, then ignorance of Scripture is ignorance of Christ.      Therefore,...

January 18, 2006 Wednesday of the Second Week in Ordinary Time Psalm: Wednesday 6 Reading I1 Sm 17:32-33, 37, 40-51 David spoke to Saul:“Let your majesty not lose courage.I am at your service to go and fight this Philistine.”But Saul answered David,“You cannot go up against this Philistine and fight with him,for you are only a youth, while he has been a warrior from his youth.” David continued:“The LORD, who delivered me from the claws of the lion and the bear,will also keep me safe from the clutches of this Philistine.”Saul answered David, “Go! the LORD will be with you.”...