Category Archives: Christ

The Final Judgment of Michelangelo

Posted on October 1, 2017 by Matthew Phillips

A Sonnet by Michelangelo The course of my life has already reached,                                                          … Continue reading →

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The Annunciation and Fishing

Posted on March 25, 2017 by Matthew Phillips

“On this holy day the Incarnation of Christ is announced through the angel, just as today is celebrated devoutly by the entire Church.  It is read that on that day and at the same hour at which the first man … Continue reading →

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The Sweetness of the Cross

Posted on March 27, 2016 by Matthew Phillips

    “Now, what sweetness was your heart able to imbibe when, with your inner eye, you saw the Lord carrying his cross? Who can appreciate that humility, that meekness, that patient endurance?  Indeed, he was led like a sheep to … Continue reading →

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Hugh of St. Victor on the Sacred Scriptures

Posted on January 18, 2016 by Matthew Phillips

“For the whole Divine Scripture is one Book, and the one Book is Christ, for the whole Divine Scripture speaks of Christ and is fulfilled in Christ.  Our purpose in reading Scripture is that, by gaining knowledge of what He … Continue reading →

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The Strongest Consolation

Posted on December 26, 2015 by Matthew Phillips

“Thus the most precious treasure and strongest consolation we Christians have is this: that the Word, the true and natural Son of God, became man, with flesh and blood like that of any other human; that He became incarnate for … Continue reading →

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The Freedom of the Christian

Posted on November 7, 2015 by Matthew Phillips

“To make the way smoother for the unlearned—for only them do I serve—I shall set down the following two propositions concerning the freedom and the bondage of the spirit:                 A Christian is … Continue reading →

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Exaltation of the Cross

Posted on September 14, 2015 by Matthew Phillips

“God, who deigned to redeem the human race through the precious blood of Thy only-begotten Son, Our Lord Jesus Christ, graciously grant that whoever approaches to adore the life-giving cross, may be freed from the bonds of their sins.” [My … Continue reading →

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Luther on the Crusades

Posted on June 15, 2015 by Matthew Phillips

“The popes have never seriously intended to wage war against the Turk; instead they used the Turkish war as a cover for their game and robbed Germany of money by means of indulgences whenever they took the notion….If they had … Continue reading →

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A Medieval Good Friday

Posted on April 4, 2015 by Matthew Phillips

“Faithful cross, true sign of triumph, Be for all the noblest tree; None in foliage, None in blossom, None in fruit thine equal be; Symbol of the world’s redemption, For the weight that hung on thee!” 4th verse in Sing, … Continue reading →

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The Word Became Flesh

Posted on December 27, 2014 by Matthew Phillips

“…we believe the Scriptures and confess with holy Christendom, which existed at all times and will endure till the end of the world, that this article of our holy Christian creed, together with all others, is firmly and solidly established … Continue reading →

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