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by bcadmin | Nov 22, 2022 | Communio, David L. Schindler, Essay, Features, News, Notre Dame, Theology | 0 |
The theologian David L. Schindler once wrote that: [W]e must first recognize that our being originates as a gift: it has always first been given to us by God, and indeed by others in God. […]
Read Moreby bcadmin | Nov 17, 2022 | Apologetics, Biblical Exposition, Mary, News, Papacy & Catholic Hierarchy, Theology | 0 |
Catholic Doctrines in Scripture, Compiled by Greg Oatis Click here for document Introduction 3 Preface 4 Church Authority and Papal Infallibility 5 Peter as First Pope 8 Apostolic Succession 11 Ordination and Priesthood 12 Salvation Not By Faith Alone/Not Assured 14 Doctrines 21 Free Will 21 Abortion 23 Contraception 24 Homosexuality […]
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Read Moreby bcadmin | Nov 8, 2022 | Apologetics, Artifacts & Biblical History, Biblical Exposition, News, Sacraments & Sacramentals, Theology | 0 |
Since today we are at the place in the Jordan where the children of Israel made a bronze serpent — seemingly in contradiction to the command of God to make no images — I thought it good to share this letter I sent to a Protestant friend a while back. Dear Protestant Friend: You display […]
The post The Cross and the Crucifix: A Study in their meaning and usage (responding to a Protestant) appeared first on Defenders of the Catholic Faith.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Nov 4, 2022 | Books, Cascade Books, David Fagerberg, Features, Healing Fractures in Contemporary Theology, Helenka Mannering, interview, Jesus Christ, Leroy Huizenga, News, Peter John McGregor, Theology, Tracey Rowland, Vatican II | 0 |
Peter John McGregor is a lecturer in dogmatic theology and spirituality at the Catholic Institute of Sydney, Australia. He and Tracey Rowland—who holds the St. John Paul II Chair of Theology at the University of […]
Read Moreby bcadmin | Oct 29, 2022 | Apologetics, Biblical Exposition, News, Theology | 0 |
What Does Catholic Mean? A History of the Word “Catholic” By Steve Ray As a Protestant, I went to an Evangelical church that changed an important and historical word in the Apostles Creed. Instead of the “holy, catholic Church,” we were the “holy, Christian church.” At the time, I thought nothing of it. There was […]
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Read Moreby bcadmin | Oct 27, 2022 | Books, diocesan priesthood, Features, John P. Cush, Learning, News, Prayer, Scripture, Theology, Theology as prayer, Walter R. Oxley | 0 |
All too often, when a seminarian is confronted with bad grades, he may end his self-defense with the flourish: “Do you want a holy priest or a theologian?” A savvy formator will reply with a […]
Read Moreby bcadmin | Oct 27, 2022 | Apologetics, Bible Study, Biblical Exposition, News, Theology | 0 |
“Are You Born Again?” “You Betcha!” By Steve Ray Grilled salmon sizzled on his plate as Andy and his family sat down for dinner. No sooner had they crossed themselves to bless the food, than the doorbell rang. Andrew dragged himself to answer the door while his family began eating. Two smiling faces peered in […]
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Read Moreby bcadmin | Oct 19, 2022 | Communion, Gender theory, Ignatian spirituality, News, Philosophy, Roe v. Wade, Shroud of Turin, sports, St. Ignatius of Loyola, synodality, The Dispatch, Theology | 0 |
Ignatian Spirituality – “After seven years of formation as a Jesuit scholastic, Christopher Lowney discerned — in a way that clearly would have impressed St. Ignatius of Loyola — that religious life was not the […]
Read Moreby bcadmin | Oct 13, 2022 | Americas, Books, Catholic history, FBI, libraries, Methodists, Mexico, News, Politics, Scientism, synodality, The Dispatch, Theology, transgenderism | 0 |
Elite Students – “America’s elite university students are more demographically diverse than the general population, but more politically divided along lines of race, gender, sexuality, and religion.” Diverse and Divided: A Political D…
Read Moreby bcadmin | Oct 9, 2022 | Apologetics, Biblical Exposition, News, Protestant/Other Christians, Saints and Fathers, Teaching & Suggestions, Theology | 0 |
Today is the Feast Day of Father Abraham. Most Catholics do not know that many of the heroes of the Old Testament are regarded as saints! “The patriarchs, prophets, and certain other Old Testament figures have been and always will be honored as saints in all the Church’s liturgical traditions.” (paragraph 61) In honor of […]
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Read Moreby bcadmin | Oct 9, 2022 | Apologetics, Biblical Exposition, News, Protestant/Other Christians, Saints and Fathers, Teaching & Suggestions, Theology | 0 |
Today is the Feast Day of Father Abraham. Most Catholics do not know that many of the heroes of the Old Testament are regarded as saints! “The patriarchs, prophets, and certain other Old Testament figures have been and always will be honored as saints in all the Church’s liturgical traditions.” (paragraph 61) In honor of […]
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Read Moreby bcadmin | Oct 7, 2022 | Joseph H. H. Weiler, Michel Fédou, News, News Briefs, Ratzinger Foundation, Ratzinger prize, Theology, Vatican | 0 |
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A French Jesuit and an American legal scholar were named the recipients of this year’s Ratzinger prize on Fr…
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