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Martyrdom, Consequentialism and Lies
James over at Reasonably Faithless has a post questioning the notion that fidelity to Christ should come before everything.He begins by discussing the concept of martyrdom, and says that he understands...
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Unity between Denominations? Part I: The Problem
The Problem:Followers of Christ are quite clearly called to a profound kind of unity. Christ goes so far as to pray that we should be one in a manner akin to how He and His Father are one. Did you...
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Unity between Denominations? Part II: What kind of unity are we called to?
Last time, I looked at the problem posed by denominationalism: namely, how the unity among Christians demanded by Christ is possible while also preserving the one true faith.Today we'll consider a...
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Unity between denominations? Part III: The Witness of the Early Church in the...
Previously:Part I: The ProblemPart II: What kind of unity are we called to?The next two posts will attempt to sketch the continuity between the Church as depicted in the New Testament and in the...
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The Paradox of Our Age
“The Paradox of Our Age”, from Words Aptly Spoken, by Bob MooreheadWe have taller buildings but shorter tempers; wider freeways but narrower viewpoints; we spend more but have less; we buy more but...
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Sacred Tradition is like a Compression Wave: ND Tradition Conference Day 1
In all seriousness.So today was Day 1 of Notre Dame's Tradition Conference. My summary will be based around this little analogy. By Sacred Tradition I refer to the whole deposit of faith, both written...
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Lumen Fidei is here!!
Papa Francis' first encyclical is here!!!Lumen Fidei, the Light of Faith.
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Footprints Poem... with a twist!
A hilarious poem introduced to me by Fr Emmerich Vogt in his talk yesterday! Enjoy. :)Butt Prints In The SandOne night I had a wondrous dream,One set of footprints there was seen,The footprints of my...
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The Fellowship of the Unashamed
I heard this read by apologist Patrick Madrid at a talk he gave in Sydney some time ago. I printed it out and keep it on my wall, as I think it's rather good. Enjoy. [Hopefully tomorrow I'll have...
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From Peter to Francis: A Biblically misguided route?
The good folks over at The Gospel Coalition have what I think is a rather misguided post regarding the papacy, by a Mr. Augustus Lopes. The article follows, along with my comments (which are in no way...
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Unity between denominations? Part IV: The Witness of the Early Church in the...
Previously:Part I: The ProblemPart II: What kind of unity are we called to?Part III: The Witness of the Early Church in the New TestamentEven a cursory perusal of the Church Fathers reveals a Church...
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Unity between Denominations? Part V: Visible vs. Invisible Unity
Previously:Part I: The ProblemPart II: What kind of unity are we called to?Part III: The Witness of the Early Church in the New TestamentPart IV: The Witness of the Early Church in the Church FathersI...
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Unity between Denominations? Part VI: The unity of the Church in Her own words
Previously:Part I: The ProblemPart II: What kind of unity are we called to?Part III: The Witness of the Early Church in the New TestamentPart IV: The Witness of the Early Church in the Church...
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Unity between denominations? Part VII: Wounds to Unity
Previously:Part I: The ProblemPart II: What kind of unity are we called to?Part III: The Witness of the Early Church in the New TestamentPart IV: The Witness of the Early Church in the Church...
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Unity between denominations? Part VIII: Toward Unity
Previously:Part I: The ProblemPart II: What kind of unity are we called to?Part III: The Witness of the Early Church in the New TestamentPart IV: The Witness of the Early Church in the Church...
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Novenas and Bacon
For some time I've been working my way through a 54 day Rosary Novena. Frankly, it's one of the toughest things I've ever done, but I always feel comforted in my poor attempts at concentration and...
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Rearranging the Rosary: An Introduction
Yesterday I mentioned that I’d had somewhat of an epiphany regarding the Mysteries of the Rosary. Today, all shall be revealed!! So what did I notice, exactly?Namely, that if one takes all the third...
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Rearranging the Rosary: The First Mysteries
Yesterday I proposed that the Rosary could be looked at in a way other than the standard chronological narrative.What am I talking about? Let’s look at the First Mysteries. (One could probably get much...
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Rearranging the Rosary: The Second Mysteries
To make sense of this post, I suggest you check out the following:Rearranging the Rosary: An IntroductionThe First MysteriesToday, I'll take an oh-so brief look at the Second Mysteries.The Second...
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