Divine Revelation
Welcome to the Catholic Church: A Gated Community?
Wednesday, July 9th, 2008In last week’s catechetical post, I likened the deposit of faith–all that Christ has revealed to us through His Church–to a bank deposit, with the Church being the bank and the apostles and bishops having special authority to safeguard this deposit so that it might bear interest for the kingdom of God. Another way of [...]
Church Teaching Is Not Negotiable!
Thursday, July 3rd, 2008In our legal system, if we don’t like a law, we push for new laws and elect new legislators who might listen to us. When it comes to interpreting and applying existing laws, we hire the most skilled attorneys we can afford, whose job is not to seek the truth but to present our side [...]
God’s Life Savings
Wednesday, July 2nd, 2008“O Timothy, guard what has been entrusted to you” (1 Tim. 6:20). This sort of language is a recurring theme of St. Paul as he instructs his successor Timothy. In fact, St. Paul tells Timothy that “what you have heard from me before many witnesses entrust to faithful men who will be able to teach [...]