Tag: Jesus Christ
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God Became Man So That Man Might Share in the Life of God
Understanding the Astonishing Teaching of Catechism 460 There are certain sentences in the Catechism of the Catholic Church that should make us stop reading for a moment. CCC 460 contains one of them. The Catechism teaches that: “The Word became flesh to make us ‘partakers of the divine nature.’” That is not merely poetic language.…
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Catholic Prayers to Mary: When Quoting Devotional Language Is Mistaken for Refuting Catholic Doctrine
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in Apologetics, Biblical Exegesis, Blessed Virgin Mary, Catholic Apologetics, Catholic Doctrine, Catholic Prayers, Catholic Theology, Catholic–Protestant Debate, Church Fathers, Communion of Saints, Devotional Theology, Intercession of the Saints, Marian Devotion, Marian Doctrine, Protestant Objections, Sacred TraditionA Catholic Rebuke of Answering Catholics on Marian Prayer, the Intercession of the Saints, the Glories of Mary, and the Unique Mediation of Jesus Christ Patrick O’Brien’s Answering Catholics has published an article entitled “Catholic Prayers To Mary.” The article begins by appealing to passages commanding believers to call upon God in times of trouble.…
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Are All Religions Paths to God?
Francis, Leo XII, Leo XIII, and the Catholic Distinction We Keep Missing When Pope Francis said in Singapore in 2024 that “all religions are paths to God,” Catholics understandably began debating what exactly he meant. Some reacted as though Francis had formally declared every religion equally true and equally salvific. Others reacted in the opposite…
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From the Tree of Eden to the Tree of Calvary
The Divine Mystery of Sin, Sacrifice, and Redemption How the disobedience of the first Adam was overcome by the perfect obedience of Jesus Christ, the New Adam—and how the Cross became the Tree of Eternal Life. “For as by the disobedience of one man, many were made sinners: so also by the obedience of one,…
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Sunday Worship in the Early Church: The Didache and Saint Justin Martyr
There is a question every Christian should be willing to ask. What did Christian worship actually look like before the divisions of later centuries? Not what do Catholics say it looked like. Not what do Protestants say it looked like. What do the earliest Christians themselves tell us? Because if we can read writings produced…
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Amen, Amen: Faith, Works, Sacraments, and the Gospel of John
Brothers and sisters in Christ, and especially my Protestant brothers and sisters, I want to begin with a simple question. If every outward action connected with salvation is dismissed as a “work,” then what do we do with the Gospel of John? When we read John carefully, we find that Jesus repeatedly presents divine grace…
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From Jerusalem To Rome: WHEN The Shadow Gave Way To The Body
Could ancient Jewish tradition have unknowingly preserved signs pointing to Christ? Yoma 39b records that several Temple signs ceased about forty years before Jerusalem’s destruction in AD 70—roughly the time of the Crucifixion. Seen alongside Hebrews, Romans, and the Gospel accounts, these traditions invite a profound reflection on the passing of the old sacrificial order,…
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What Began in Eden Points to Calvary
The Bride From the Side There is a mystery hidden in the opening pages of Genesis that reaches its fulfillment beneath the Cross. In the garden, Adam is cast into a deep sleep. God opens his side, and from his side comes the woman who will become his bride: “Then the Lord God cast a…
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The Catholic Gentleman: Manhood Is Not a Costume
A CatholicG33k Reflection on Sam Guzman’s The Catholic Gentleman: Living Authentic Manhood Today There is a way to read The Catholic Gentleman badly. You could read it as a Catholicized masculinity manual: dress like an adult, drink like an adult, work hard, protect your family, develop some discipline, stop looking at pornography, learn some manners,…
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The “Apocrypha” Points to Christ: The Deuterocanonical Books Protestants Are Missing
If you have ever opened a Protestant Bible and compared its Old Testament with a Catholic Bible, you probably noticed something strange. The Catholic Bible has more books. Tobias. Judith. Wisdom. Ecclesiasticus. Baruch. First and Second Machabees. Plus additional portions of Esther and Daniel. Protestants commonly call these books the Apocrypha. Catholics call them the…