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“It is not that Christianity has been tried and found wanting, but that it has been found difficult and left untried.” —G.K. Chesterton Today is Ash Wednesday. Our journey into the desert has commenced. For 40 days, we will wander but we will not be lost. The Lord knows our heading even if we do [...]
Back in November I quit updating this site. I was given a once in a lifetime opportunity to give a presentation for the veteran apologists and select staff at Catholic Answers. To say I was excited by this task would be an understatement. Just as much as it would be to say I felt intimidated. [...]
We don't have to look further than scripture to know that daily sacrifice was a big deal in the tradition of Temple Judaism. With the rising and the setting of the sun, sacrifice was offered, not once, but twice a day by a priest in the temple as we read here in Exodus 29:38-42: The [...]
What is Theology? We can come to understand its meaning by breaking down the word "theology". The first syllable, "the", comes from the Greek word "theos", which means "God". The remaining part of the word, "ology", is found in many words with which we are familiar: biology, philosophy, sociology and so on. It also has [...]
Why We Profess "Begotten Not Made." In A.D. 325 the first council of Nicaea addressed the Arian Controversy. It is from this council where Christianity gets the Nicaean Creed. It is this council that explains the nature of Jesus and his origin. Arius, the man behind the Arian heresy, was, in fact, a bishop and [...]
Did you know that God speaks only one single word? It’s true. The Catechism of the Catholic Church references Paul’s letter to the Hebrews in paragraph 102 when it declares, “God speaks only one single word … in whom he expresses himself completely.” That one single word is Jesus! << This is the Good News, [...]
The fundamental acts of worship in early Christianity were those commanded by and acted out by Jesus. They are categorized in four liturgical acts. Eucharistic celebration Sacramental Rite Common prayer Liturgical sermon Look familiar? If you have attended a Catholic Mass or Divine Liturgy you would recognize these liturgical parts. In fact, any Jew in [...]
