Posted in Catholic, Religion on 15, January , 2008 | 8 Comments »
OK. I have been having a debate (of sorts) with another blogger. He is neither Catholic or Protestant or anything else but a “Christian”.Anyway he made the following comment:
Catholics regularly call their priests and the pope Father:Matthew 23:9 “Call no one on earth your father; you have but one Father in heaven.”Since the priest is [...]
Posted in Catholic, Homily, Mass, Priest on 15, January , 2008 | 11 Comments »
Presented December 9, 2007 at St. James Parish, Rockford, Illinois
Every man innately prizes his own life above everything. No law of nature is as strong as the law of self-preservation and by extension the life of another united to his own. Most parents if needed would sacrifice their own lives for their childrens’. The same [...]
Posted in Catholic, Catholics, Faith, Grace, Religion, Scripture, Works on 15, January , 2008 | 4 Comments »
The Catholic position on salvation can be summed up thus: We are saved by Christ’s grace alone, through faith and works done in charity inspired by the Holy Spirit.
Sola gratia! Grace alone — but a grace we have to co-operate with. Thinking that all one has to do is pray the “Sinner’s Prayer” once to [...]
Posted in Catholic, Creed, Religion, Vatican, Vatican Documents on 15, January , 2008 | No Comments »
The Tridentine Creed
The “Professio fidei Tridentina”, also known as the “Creed of Pope Pius IV”, is one of the four authoritative Creeds of the Catholic Church. It was issued on November 13, 1565 by Pope Pius IV in his bull “Iniunctum nobis” under the auspices of the Council of Trent (1545 - 1563). It was [...]
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