Today’s Readings:

Irenaeus – Against Heresies, Book 1, Chapter 20

Augustine – Confessions, Book 7, Chapters 18–20

Thomas Aquinas – Summa Theologica, Part I, Question 92, Article 1

Today’s readings take us deep into the mystery of creation, the tragedy of rebellion, and the hope of illumination. Thomas Aquinas asks whether woman should have been created from the beginning, and he answers carefully: yes, for the sake of human fellowship and the fulfillment of nature. He reflects not only on her origin from man but also on the wisdom of God in doing so. Irenaeus, meanwhile, continues dismantling the Gnostic mythologies, showing how their symbolic interpretations of Christ’s passion twist both Scripture and logic. His aim is to ex ...