Lapide Cornelius à

For the first time the Commentary of Jesuit Fr. Cornelius a Lapide on the Holy Gospels According to Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John, are now available in English. This is a line-by-line reading of all the Gospels, applying history and the richness of the Church Fathers, with from a half-page to two pages of commentary for each line. You can see why over the last 400 years this has been the most complete commentary in use by the Catholic Church, known for successfully combining piety and practicality. Fr. a Lapide included plenty of apologetics. His vast scholarship is equaled, however, by his piety, giving freshness and power to his commentary that lacks in others. I look forward to seeing the translation of the remaining volumes.… (altro)