Jesus, the New High Priest

We have been examining the development of priestly identity in the Jewish Scriptures over these last few months, culminating my last column with Jesus fulfilling the Passover rituals during His entrance into glory through His Paschal mystery.
Even with these… Read More

Jesus the New Passover

In my last column, the element of sacrifice in Jewish worship was discussed. As Catholics, we see the Old Testament illuminating and clarifying the New, but with the passage of time, we have lost some important details that give us… Read More

Go Up to the Altar of God

As the Israelites moved from a nation on the move to settling in cities in the newly conquered Promised Land, one of the first desires was to build a suitable house for the Lord, as David desires in Second Samuel.… Read More

Zeal for Salvation

In my last column, Melchizedek was upheld as the first model of priesthood in the Scriptures. This initial model was rather short lived, unfortunately. During the Exodus, the Tribe of Levi claimed the priestly responsibilities of the Jewish people. This… Read More

The Order of Melchizedek

Contrary to what might be expected, the first priest mentioned in the Bible is not from the Tribe of Levi. In fact, the first priest is described before Levi is even born. In Genesis 14, we are introduced to Melchizedek,… Read More

Families as a Building Block of Vocations

Catholics are now mainstream.  The "Catholic Ghettos" such as Price Hill and Mercer County which were supported by classics such as "The Bells of St. Mary's" or Archbishop Fulton Sheen's "Sunday Night Catechism" no longer exist, and have a certain… Read More

Why Does the Catholic Church Ordain Only Men to the Priesthood? Part Four

The Response to Vocations
[Part One, Part Two, Part Three]
As the number of priests in this country continues to decline, the question of who is able to be admitted to Orders keeps being raised.  As seen in the previous… Read More

Why Does the Catholic Church Ordain Only Men to the Priesthood? Part Three

Marital Imagery of the Priesthood
[Part One, Part Two]
Michael Novak, writing in the Journal First Things, comments on the meeting between Pope John Paul II and Dr. George Carey, the Archbishop of Canterbury, in May 1992.  In the interim… Read More

Why Does the Catholic Church Ordain Only Men to the Priesthood? Part Two

In our discussion of Inter Insigniores, we have so far examined why the teaching needed to be emphasized, as well as some of the Biblical roots for the teaching.
As we continue, two questions arise: is the attitude of Jesus… Read More

Why Does the Catholic Church Ordain Only Men to the Priesthood? Part One

With the recent illicit ordination by dissident Archbishop Milingo in New Jersey of two married men to the priesthood, and the repeated attempts by several women's groups to ordain women, most recently upon a boat on a river in Pittsburgh,… Read More

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