Tag: St. Augustine
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The Three Languages of the Cross: From Babel’s Scattering to Pentecost’s Unity
How the inscription above Jesus reveals a profound connection between the nations, the Crucifixion, and God’s plan to reunite humanity in Christ. CatholicG33k | Biblical Theology • Sacred Scripture • Church Fathers • Catholic Apologetics Introduction: Was the Inscription Above Jesus More Important Than We Realize? Above the dying Jesus of Nazareth hung an inscription…
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THE THIRD EYE, THE VATICAN PINECONE, AND THE LIGHT OF CHRIST
By CatholicG33K What if the greatest mystery is not an eye hidden inside our brain, but the spiritual sight that God desires to awaken within our souls? Deep within the Vatican Museums stands an enormous bronze pinecone known as the Pigna. It is an extraordinary artifact of ancient Rome, created during the first or second…
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How Can I Be Saved? When “Faith Alone” Says More Than Scripture Does
A Catholic Rebuke of Answering Catholics on Salvation, Justification, Baptism, and Good Works Patrick O’Brien’s Answering Catholics asks the most important question a sinner can ask: “How can I be saved?” That question deserves a serious biblical answer. And to Patrick’s credit, his article begins with several truths Catholics wholeheartedly confess. Man cannot save himself.…
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Does Worship Require Sacrifice Today? When the Fathers He Quotes Point Back to the Altar
A Catholic Rebuke of Answering Catholics on the Sacrifice of the Mass, Hebrews, Christian Worship, and the Testimony of the Early Church Patrick O’Brien’s Answering Catholics asks a question that goes directly to the heart of Christian worship: “Does Worship Require Sacrifice Today?” His answer begins with something Catholics wholeheartedly affirm. Jesus Christ fulfilled the…
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Does 2 Maccabees Teach Christians to Pray for the Dead? When Scripture Calls It “Holy and Wholesome”
A Catholic Response to Answering Catholics on 2 Maccabees 12, Purgatory, the Canon of Scripture, and Prayer for the Dead Patrick O’Brien’s Answering Catholics asks whether 2 Maccabees really supports the Catholic practice of praying for the dead. His answer is no. According to the article, the Catholic argument fails because 2 Maccabees is supposedly…
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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…