WARNING: This is an inflamatory piece of Catholic Rhetoric that was written in anger to all the Protestant Rhetoric I've had to read at university. Do not expect objectivity. Probably only Philip Wilson will enjoy this post. It seems in life that one of two things is happening to me:1) in an andrew-centric cosmos all effort is being thrown against him and thus last year he was … [Read more...]
Christ's Superabundant Cross
I'm currently reading through 1 Corinthians and the other day I read this verse:"For no one can lay any foundation other than the one that has been laid;that foundation is Jesus Christ." - 1 Corinthians 3:11St. Thomas Aquinas describes Christ's sacrifice on the cross as superabundant, it's like the famous evangelical worship song lyrics 'All of you, is more than enough for all … [Read more...]
Luther and the Refuge of God
Hey folks, this is kind of a personal post, I'm really struggling in my own spiritual life and things are incredibly busy so I can't really post alot, but I read this the other day which I think is absolutely beautiful, even a Catholic - I think - could respect this particular passage, and I think Luther wrote many great works out of his love for God that both sides of the … [Read more...]
Funny and Good Chesterton quotes I've encountered so far.
" The nineteenth-century neglect of tradition and mania for mere documents were altogether nonsensical. They amounted to saying that men always tell lies to children but men never make mistakes in books." (On Sola Scriptura)"A young man will suddenly become a Catholic priest, or even a Catholic monk, because he has a spontaneous and even impatient personal enthusiasm for the … [Read more...]
Jansenism Pt. 2 and Emphasis in Theology
Emphasis is important in theology. A church can believe in a doctrine but not emphasize it over a period of time. An example is 'sola gratia' - grace alone. Dr. R.C. Sproul is a very honest Reformed theologian and he says in his book "Faith Alone" that the Catholic Church has always fought to maintain that salvation is by the grace of God alone (though obviously not by faith … [Read more...]