Catholics cop a lot of crap from fundamentalists for having statues in their churches. Even more damnable in the eyes of these heathen Protestants is the fact that Catholics bow down to the statues and some Catholics even go so far as kissing them. This seems like clear and undeniable evidence that Catholics disregard and stand in … Continue reading Venerate by your Hands; Worship in your Heart
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Sunday Mass at St Fiacre’s Leichhardt
(original title: Daily Cannibalism and Human Sacrifice Offered to God in Inner West Sydney Catholic Church) As a Roman Catholic, I have the obligation to attend mass on Sundays, and the privilege of attending mass every day of the week if I so choose. Every day all around the world, Latin Catholic parishes offer the … Continue reading Sunday Mass at St Fiacre’s Leichhardt
On the Interchangeability Between Different Models of the Trinity
The Trinity is a fascinating doctrine. It is important to always keep divine simplicity squarely in view when pondering the Trinity, in order to avoid slipping into idolatry. I recently realised that the classic "Father, Son, Spirit" presentation of the Trinity is not the only possible way to speak of this divine mystery. In fact, … Continue reading On the Interchangeability Between Different Models of the Trinity
7 Myths About Universalism
Below is Parry’s article—originally published as Bell’s Hells: seven myths about universalism in the Baptist Times. You can be a good evangelical without believing in eternal punishment, writes Robin Parry On Tuesday February 22 2011, Rob Bell – the influential pastor of Mars Hill Bible Church in Grand Rapids, Michigan – posted the promotional video for his new … Continue reading 7 Myths About Universalism
Revisiting Sola Scriptura
Last night I had dinner with Jaison Jacob - a Calvinist friend living and studying at Moore Theological College. The discussion turned to matters surrounding the bible - something that I was hoping to avoid because we always go in circles on this issue and never get anywhere. However to my surprise, Jaison was able … Continue reading Revisiting Sola Scriptura
The One True God and his One True Gospel
If even a single soul fell through Gods fingers into Hell - regardless of the reason - this would demonstrate that he is neither omnipotent nor omniscient. It would prove him to be a weak and pathetic failure and completely nullify the Gospel. Join the winning team: become a universalist. Come and worship the God … Continue reading The One True God and his One True Gospel
Eternal Punishments and Timeless Tortures
Aἰώνιον Punishment Matthew 25:31-46RSV-CE 31 “When the Son of man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, then he will sit on his glorious throne. 32 Before him will be gathered all the nations, and he will separate them one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats, 33 and he will place the … Continue reading Eternal Punishments and Timeless Tortures
What is Catholic Tradition?
Mark 7:1-13 RSV-CE 7 Now when the Pharisees gathered together to him, with some of the scribes, who had come from Jerusalem, 2 they saw that some of his disciples ate with hands defiled, that is, unwashed. 3 (For the Pharisees, and all the Jews, do not eat unless they wash their hands, observing the tradition of the elders; 4 and … Continue reading What is Catholic Tradition?
Testimony – Christian to Catholic
(Go to part 1 - "Agnostic to Christian") Dawn of a New Day I woke up the day after my conversion and was full of zeal to read the bible. The Valium that my stepfather had given me the previous night was obviously only a quick fix and not a long term solution to my … Continue reading Testimony – Christian to Catholic
Private Interpretation and the Scope of Catholic Theology
One of the complaints that Catholics commonly throw at Protestants is that their doctrine of "Private Interpretation" leads to doctrinal anarchy: When you're doing theology with a mindset of "The Bible, the Holy Spirit and Me" it's inevitably going to lead to massively inflated egos, widespread doctrinal disagreements and an intensely burning pride. What I … Continue reading Private Interpretation and the Scope of Catholic Theology
