Ultimate Catholic Bible Software

I got this for Christmas and I am so excited. Catholic Bible Study Software from Logos.

"Catholic Bible Study is a value priced collection of texts and tools for serious Bible study using English, Latin, Greek and Hebrew resources. It is the best Bible software today with more than 200 Bibles and Bible reference titles worth over $6,000.00 in equivalent print editions."

Here is just some of what is included:

New American Bible
Revised Standard Version: Catholic Edition
English Standard Version
King James Version w/Apocrypha
New King James Version
New Revised Standard Version

Nestle-Aland 27th Edition Greek NT with McReynolds English Interlinear & Logos Morphology
The Greek New Testament, Fourth Revised Edition with McReynolds Interlinear & Logos Morphology
Latin Text
Clementine Vulgate
Latin Lexicon
Dictionary of the Vulgate New Testament
Latin Grammar

Septuaginta - Morphologically Tagged Edition
Stephen's Textus Receptus (1550) with Morphology
Byzantine/Majority Textform
Nestle-Aland 27th Edition Greek New Testament with Logos Morphology
The Greek New Testament, Fourth Revised Edition with Logos Morphology

Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia with WIVU Morphology
The Complete Works of Josephus
The Works of Philo
Nag Hammadi Library in English: Fourth Revised Edition

Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon, Liddell & Scott
Brown Driver Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

The Apostolic Fathers: Greek Texts and English Translations
Early Church Fathers: Catholic Edition (38 Volumes)

The Dead Sea Scrolls Study Edition Volumes 1 and 2
History of the Christian Church (Philip Schaff)
Studies in Early Church History
The Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church

Plus more.

For more information from Logos, click here.

Mary and the Book of Revelation

See how the apparition of the Woman in Revelation chapter 12 clarifies the Catholic teachings of Mary as the Ark of the Covenant, Mary as Queen of Heaven, Mary as the New Eve, and Mary as Mother of the Faithful.

Mary and the Book of Revelation Podcast from the Catholic Information Center in Washington, D.C.

King of Heaven and...Poland!

"A group of Polish members of parliament have submitted a bill seeking to proclaim Jesus Christ king of their overwhelmingly Catholic country.
Forty-six deputies - 10% of the lower house - signed the bill.

"If the bill becomes law, Jesus will follow the path of the Virgin Mary, who was declared honorary queen of Poland by King John Casimir 350 years ago."

If this happens, I think it should recognized as a miracle attributed to the intercession of His Holiness John Paul the Great of Blessed Memory. "The prayer of a righteous man availeth much." (James 5:16)

Read the whole thing from the BBC.

Scott Hahn Talks about His Life in Opus Dei

Last Friday the Catholic Information Center of Washington, D.C. hosted Scott Hahn to give a lecture and sign his new book Ordinary Work, Extraordinary Grace: My Spiritual Journey in Opus Dei. Dr. Hahn is an amazing speaker. I'm honestly inspired by the man. For those interested in St Josemaria Escriva and Opus Dei, this is a good starting place.

Listen to the Scott Hahn Opus Dei Podcast here.

I Rode Home on the Metro with Dawn Eden

I rode home on the Metro this evening with Dawn Eden, author of the new book The Thrill of the Chaste: Finding Fullfillment While Keeping Your Clothes On. She spoke at the Catholic Information Center last night and stopped by again today.

We had a nice discussion. I very much respect her honesty and willingness to talk about chastity. Thank God someone finally wrote an accessible book on chastity. Check out her book.

Patriarch Bartholomew and East-West Reunion

First of all the picture above of Bartholomew of Constantinople is amazing. Secondly, it seems that His All Holiness (yes, that's his title) Patriarch Bartholomew had some discussions about "ecumenical progress" with His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI:

Q: The addresses and common declaration you signed are "lofty" and compromising. Have you also spoken of the future?

Patriarch Bartholomew I: In this respect, I can say that I spoke with His Holiness of something -- something that we could do. I presented him with a proposal which I cannot now elaborate on, as we await an official response, but I can say that His Holiness was very interested and that he received it favorably. We hope it can be undertaken as it is directed to that ecumenical progress that, as we have affirmed and written in the common declaration, both of us are determined to pursue.

Hat tip to Mark Adams.

Full interview.