Jeremy de Haan, who has written about his conversion here at Called to Communion, recently wrote an insightful blog post entitled, “Does the Devil Make You a Catholic?” I enjoyed the read and expect that some of our readers will as well. Here is an excerpt: So, on the one hand, my Reformed faith had […]
The Reformed know and confess that faith without works is a dead faith, and it cannot save. But knowing and affirming this, they content themselves to dismiss the essential message of James chapter 2. For they say that dead faith is merely evidence that the faith was never faith at all. But this interpretation is […]
This post will answer the question, “Did St. John Chrysostom believe in justification by faith alone?” As in the previous post answering the same question of St. Ambrose, the answer will be in the negative. Before reading either this or that previous post, the reader should be familiar with the points I made in this […]
Introduction This brief post will show that St. Ambrose of Milan did not believe in salvation “by faith alone” as professed by the Reformers, condemned by the Council of Trent, and generally held by most Protestants today. There are two reasons I am focusing on St. Ambrose: 1. He is one of the few Church […]
There is no question more important for the Christian than the question of how we are saved. But the Scripture answers this question in apparently various ways as does the Catholic Church from the beginning until now. Examples of answers from Scripture include:
This is the fourth and final essay of a series exploring the feminine principle or dimension of Catholic Christianity. In this final part, I will explore the motherly role of Mary and the Church in the Catholic life. The previous parts were:
This is the third essay in a four part series on the Catholic feminine. Part one can be found here and part two can be found here. In this part, perhaps the most abstract of the three, I will be reflecting on various aspects of the feminine principle by observing how women actually are in […]
In this second part of our four-part series on the Christian feminine, I will explore the proper role of philosophy in relation to theology. I will also define certain terms that I have been using, thereby increasing our philosophical precision. This will enable us to contrast the proper philosophical Christian tradition against philosophical errors both […]
Followers of Called to Communion may be interested in an excellent podcast titled, “The Classical Theism Podcast” hosted by John DeRosa. DeRosa explores topics of philosophy and apologetics from within the Catholic intellectual tradition. From his About Page:
