Tag Archives: Trinity

St. Augustine, the Trinity, and the Boy

Posted on 3 June 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

I used an image in my entry about the Post Communion prayer for Mass of the Most Holy Trinity which drew comments in email.
The image, a painting by Botticelli, depicts the legendary meeting of St. Augustine with a boy along … Continue reading →

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WDTPRS Trinity Sunday – An explanation of the Trinity? No problem!

Posted on 3 June 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

This is the Postcommunio of the Feast of the Most Holy Trinity in the 1962MR. There is a pleasant rhyme herein of susceptio and confessio, three syllable words preceded by words of four syllables and both deserving a little closer inspectio.
POST COMMUNION (2002MR):
Proficiat nobis … Continue reading →

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QUAERITUR: Are Mormons Christians?

Posted on 27 March 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

From a reader:
I have a friend who is Mormon and she claims that they are indeed
Christian but something in me says they are not. She claims that Jesus
Christ is the Son of God and her Lord and Savior. Is that … Continue reading →

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A Trinity Sunday question

Posted on 7 June 2009 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Here is a little Trinity Sunday question for you.
In your Sunday sermons today, did you hear the preacher make an analogy for the Trinity?
Did he says something like…
The Trinity is like water, which can be steam, ice or water.   … Continue reading →

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