Scripture and Tradition With Fr. Mitch Pacwa

Scripture reveals Mary in shadow long before her arrival. Fr. Mitch examines the Burning Bush and the Ark of the Covenant as Old Testament typologies of the Blessed Virgin Mary.

Fr. Mitch Pacwa offers Old Testament background to Marian doctrine, closely examining the Temptation and Original Sin and what they reveal about Mary as Virgin, Mother, and Queen.

Fr. Mitch Pacwa launches a new Bible study on Marian Theology, "Mary, Virgin, Mother, and Queen," exploring what Scripture reveals about the Blessed Mother's role in our salvation.

Fr. Mitch Pacwa explores St. Paul's letter to the Ephesians, reflecting on Paul's thanks to God for Christ's blood, which bought our redemption and made us His beloved children.

Fr. Mitch Pacwa examines Colossians 3, exploring what St. Paul teaches about the fullness of life that flows from Christ's death and resurrection, and what it means for us today.

Fr. Mitch Pacwa continues "Paul on the Cross," examining St. Paul's urgent call to holiness and blamelessness within the Colossian Church as a path toward living faith and hope.

Fr. Mitch Pacwa continues his study of St. Paul's letter to the Colossians, examining how Christ leads us from the dominion of darkness into His Kingdom of light, grace, and hope.

Fr. Mitch Pacwa reflects on St. Paul's exhortation to the Philippians that working out one's salvation requires sincere and active cooperation with the grace God so freely offers.

Fr. Mitch examines St. Paul’s call to unity in the body of Christ, highlighting humility, charity, and cooperation with the Holy Spirit through the mind of Christ.

Fr. Mitch Pacwa turns to St. Paul's Letters to the Philippians and Colossians, reflecting on some of the most poignant and deeply moving passages he ever wrote to the early Church.

While our culture flees from suffering, Fr. Mitch Pacwa examines how St. Paul's understanding of pain, prayer, and the spiritual meaning of human weakness offers a path to grace.

As Fr. Mitch continues studying Paul on the Cross, he notes how Christians do not suffer in futility, but rather in the hope of joining Christ in a glorious resurrection like His.

Fr. Mitch Pacwa continues his series on Paul, exploring Romans 8 and how Christ's sacrifice on the cross enables the Holy Spirit as the power to conquer sin and live as Christians.

Fr. Mitch Pacwa explores St. Paul’s teaching on the Cross, revealing how Christ’s death and resurrection deepen the grace of Baptism, restoring our freedom to choose what is good.

Fr. Mitch explores St. Paul's teaching in Romans on being justified by grace, examining how being made truly righteous by faith is the essential prerequisite for peace with God.

Father Mitch Pacwa continues his study on Saint Paul by exploring his outreach to the Romans and how he presented the Gospel as the power of God for salvation for all who believe.

Fr. Mitch explores St. Paul's bold assertion to the Galatians that neither outward appearances nor conformity to the law can compare to a faith that works itself out through love.

Fr. Mitch reflects on Paul's call to the Galatians to turn from the law and its outward expressions, and towards the justification that comes from the death Christ bore for us.

Fr. Mitch discusses St. Paul’s confrontation with Judaizers seeking to impose Jewish practices on Christians, and how the Church upheld its teachings and resolved the conflict.

Fr. Mitch explains St. Paul’s exhortations to the Corinthians and Galatians, revealing how his warnings strengthen faith, perseverance, and Christian purpose before it’s too late.

Fr. Mitch studies St. Paul’s remarks against the false apostles, defending himself by stressing his ethnicity, weaknesses, sufferings, and the persecutions he endured for Christ.

Fr. Mitch reflects on St. Paul’s trials in 2 Corinthians, revealing how suffering and virtue shaped him as a humble servant of Christ, faithfully proclaiming the Gospel message.

Fr. Mitch looks at St. Paul’s philosophy on suffering in the body, which he sees as the temple of the Holy Spirit, and the ways in which he longs for the resurrection of the body.

While many look to St. Paul as their salvation theology source, Fr. Mitch shows how St. Paul treated his suffering and its meaning in the context of Jesus’ suffering on the cross.

Fr. Mitch talks about St. Paul’s explanation to the Corinthians of the Eucharist which he learned from Christians who came before him based on what Christ did the eve of His death.