Arthur Middleton
Arthur Middleton
Arthur Middleton, of Charleston, South Carolina, was a signatory of the United States Declaration of Independence...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth26 June 1742
CountryUnited States of America
thinking church directors
There is a kind of thinking in the Church that wants to reduce the priest to a mere functionary, a managing director, where administration rather than doctrine and worship are to determine the form of the Church.
people church may
We are to introduce our people into the life of the Church, which is salvation, that they may grasp its meaning, its contents and purpose, to taste and see how good the Lord is.
fall men medicine
The Incarnation is the medicine of the soul, undoing the Fall and bringing man to the Tree of Life, and the office of a priest is to administer this medicine in the sacraments.
forever doe ministry
Priesthood is forever and does not cease when a priest cannot carry out that priestly ministry.
church christ form
Priesthood is not a convenient, historically conditioned form of Church organisation, but is rooted in the Incarnation, in the priesthood and mission of Christ himself.
integrated life man priest teacher teaching understanding
Herbert's life integrated prayer, study, teaching and pastoral care, embodying his understanding of the priest as a man of God, a teacher and pastor.