Incarnation

The Cornerstone #13 - Is there a conflict between predestination and man's freedom? >>> Play Ave Maria! Continuing his reflections on Romans 8:29, Fr. Maximilian Mary briefly tackles the topic of predestination and…

The Cornerstone #14 - The Eastern tradition focuses on man's elevation in Christ >>> Play Ave Maria! At the Monastery of Bethlehem, of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, and of St.…

The Cornerstone #15 - "Partakers of the divine nature" (2 Peter 1:4) >>> Play Ave Maria! Such passages of the Sacred Page as 2 Peter 1:4 and 2 Corinthians 8:9 manifest that another…

The Cornerstone #16 - Scotus on the absolute predestination of Christ. >>> Play Ave Maria! Fr. Maximilian shows how Scotus, in contrast with the opinion of St. Thomas Aquinas, held that the predestination…

The Cornerstone #17 - The proof of Scotus for the absolute primacy of Christ. >>> Play Ave Maria! "I prove this as follows..." In this episode Fr. Maximilian explains the logical proof of…

The Cornerstone #18 - Original Sin or Not, The Incarnation was Divinely Decreed from All Eternity >>> Play Ave Maria! John Duns Scotus helps us to understand the predestination of Christ to be…

The Cornerstone #19 - "O happy fault, O necessary sin of Adam"!?! (7min) >>> Play Ave Maria! At the Easter Vigil, when the Deacon sings out the Exultet of St. Ambrose, he intones…

The Cornerstone #21 - The subject of Colossians 1:15-20 (8min) >> Play Ave Maria! Before delving into this rich Pauline passage confirming the absolute primacy of Christ, Fr. Maximilian establishes who the subject…