Didactica Magne, I love this book title
The Great Didactic Setting forth The whole Art of Teaching all Things to all Men or A certain Inducement to found such Schools in all the Parishes, Towns, and Villages of every Christian Kingdom, that the entire Youth of both Sexes, none being excepted, shall Quickly, Pleasantly, &’ Thoroughly Become learned in the Sciences, pure in Morals, trained to Piety, and in this manner instructed in all things necessary for the present and for the future life, in which, with respect to everything that is suggested, Its Fundamental Principles are set forth from the essen

Mary Magdalene, the first to see
Closer Reading of John 20:11-18 Narrative Analysis Isolate the Unit: John 20:11-18 consists of the story of Jesus appearing to Mary Magdalene at the tomb.  This event takes place between Mary, Peter and the other disciple finding the tomb empty and Jesus appearing unto other of the disciples standing there in their midst. Setting and Characters: The primary characters in this event are Mary Magdalene and Jesus.  Two angels make an appearance at the beginning of the pericope. The setting takes place on the third day after the Crucifixion at the Tomb of Joseph of Arimathea which had been used to bury Jesus. Observe the Story:

a little from Hans Von Balthasar…
Contemplation is liturgical, if we understand liturgy in its fullest sense. In practice, the liturgy brought about in the community’s service of worship can bring to our attention only a tiny part of God’s word in holy scripture. Even the Liturgy of the Hours, the breviary, encompassing as it does the annual calendar of feasts, cannot contain the whole of scripture. Thus the liturgy points beyond itself to our personal contemplation of the word. Somewhere there must be in the Church someone who is listening in adoration to that word of God which is not to be found in the Church’s official missal and breviary. For, obviously, th

closer look at the Temple Cleansing
Closer Reading of John 2:13-22 Narrative Analysis: Isolate Unit: John 2:13-22  consists of the story of Jesus‘ Cleansing of the Temple.  This story in John takes place after Jesus performs the miracle of turning water into wine earlier in the chapter.  Afterward, Jesus is seen in chapter 3 telling Nicodemus that in order to even see the kingdom of heaven, one must be born again. Setting and Characters: Jesus has entered Jerusalem during the time of Passover and is at the Temple which is extremely crowded especially during this feast. Jesus is the main character.  Other characters involved include: the money-changers, the disciple

Church History vi...
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