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Broader examinations of Catholic theology, tradition, and doctrinal claims in light of Scripture.
Haydock Catholic Commentary on 1 John 5:7 Paid Members Public
The following excerpt is from John Haydock’s Catholic Commentary on the Holy Bible on 1 John 5 5:7. It was compiled by the late Rev. Fr. George Leo Haydock. The commentary can be accessed online: Haydock Commentary Online. All emphasis will be mine. Ver. 7. There are three
Catechism, Hypostatic Union, Theosis, Christ’s Mediation & Communion of Saints Paid Members Public
In this post I will quote the sections from the Catechism and its compendium to show that the Church both affirms and quotes 1 Timothy 2:5 where it plainly states that Christ is the one Mediator between God and men. I will also cite those parts where the Church
Raymond Brown on Mary as the New Eve Paid Members Public
The late Catholic priest Father Raymond E. Brown was one of the foremost liberal NT scholars of the 20th century. His two-volume commentary on John’s Gospel is considered some of the best ever written. I cite from his commentary on John 2 and the wedding of Cana to see
Jerome: A Saint After My Heart Paid Members Public
The great St. Jerome is my beloved patron saints, and there is a reason why he is. The following is taken from St. Jerome- Biblical Scholar. All emphasis is mine. “Ignorance of Scripture is ignorance of Christ.” These words spoken by our next intellectual of Church history capture the heart
Cyprian, Petrine Primacy & the Mother Church Paid Members Public
St. Cyprian of Carthage wrote about the unity of the Church, claiming that it is only one and the mother of all true believers. The holy saint grounded the Church’s unity in the primacy of Peter, to whom all the other Apostles were bound and with whom they were
Mary’s Blessedness Revisited Paid Members Public
By Father Chris Kappes “Blessed rather are those who hear the Word of God and keep it” (Luke 11:28) in light of Luke 1:29: “And when she heard the word, she was troubled” Introduction A classic place to start for puzzles concerning Mary is the seemingly disparaging and
Irenaeus on Polycarp’s Letter to the Philippians Paid Members Public
Here’s what St. Irenaeus wrote in respect to the letter that St. Polycarp had written to the Church at Philippi: 4. But Polycarp also was not only instructed by apostles, and conversed with many who had seen Christ, but was also, by apostles in Asia, appointed bishop of the
Protestant Historian, Early Church & Baruch Paid Members Public
The following excerpt is taken from Philip Schaff: ANF06. Fathers of the Third Century: Gregory Thaumaturgus, Dionysius the Great, Julius Africanus, Anatolius, and Minor Writers, Methodius, Arnobius. It is taken from Methodius’ Banquet of the Ten Virgins; or Concerning Chastity. The noted Protestant historian Schaff acknowledged that the 2nd-3rd century