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When Does God Not Forgive Sins in Confession? 4

by • Lent, New Evangelization • Tags: , , , , , , ,

By Fr Edward Hopkins

Fr Edward Hopkins tackling the tough theological questions

Fr Edward Hopkins tackling the tough theological questions

When this title was suggested to me, I thought, “Now that’s a provocative question!” I had time to think about it. And so I’d like to offer you a short answer and then a more involved one.

Short answer: “When you are NOT sorry” that’s when God does not forgive sins in confession. More…

The Theophany After the Baptism of the Lord, Part IV: When Jesus Becomes Christ Reply

by • New Evangelization, Spiritual Lights (Fr Jason Smith) • Tags: , , , , , ,
Fr Jason Smith LC

Fr Jason Smith LC

The Baptism of the Lord was accompanied by one of the most stunning and remarkable events found in Sacred Scripture: The rending open of the heavens, the visible descent of the Spirit like a dove, and the Father’s audible voice. More…

The Theophany After the Baptism of the Lord, Conclusion 3

by • New Evangelization, Spiritual Lights (Fr Jason Smith) • Tags: , , , ,

By Fr Jason Smith

Today we conclude our reflection on this event as found in the Gospel of Luke, 3, 21-22, which offers powerful insights into the life of Christ and our faith in the Triune God.

“When all the people were being baptized, Jesus was baptized too. And as he was praying, heaven was opened 22 and the Holy Spirit descended on him in bodily form like a dove. And a voice came from heaven: “You are my Son, whom I love; with you I am well pleased.” More…

Was Vatican II a Break from the Past? 6

by • New Evangelization • Tags: , , , , ,

The problem with asserting that Vatican II was a break from the past implies, for some people, a ruptured Magisterium.

Fr. Jean-Michel Gleize, professor of ecclesiology at the Seminary in Ecône, frames the problem in terms of a false dilemma:  More…

Fallible and Infallible Tradition 13

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Have you ever stopped to consider just how many things we believe to be true as Christians are not explicitly spelled out in the Gospel?

Take, for instance, the doctrine of the Holy Trinity. More…

If You Want to Keep Your Tradition, Then You Must Keep Your Balance 23

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Welcome to the “real world,” Kid.

When most americans hear the word tradition, here is what immediately comes to mind: More…

Breakfast with Augustine 19

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Noli foras ire, in teipsum redi; in interiore homine habitat veritas; et si tuam naturam mutabilem inveneris, transcende et teipsum.

“Do not look outside yourself but turn, rather, inside yourself. In the inner man dwells truth. And if therein you find your mutable nature, transcend even yourself. But remember that when you transcend yourself, you transcend the rational soul. Proceed onward, therefore, to the place where the very light of reason is illuminated.” — De Vera Religione, 39, 72 More…

Having Nothing in Order to Have It All 8

by • The Theologian (Fr Jose LaBoy) • Tags: , , , ,

By Fr Jose LaBoy

Entering the Kingdom 

“It is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for one who is rich to enter the kingdom of God.”

We know from the Gospels that Christ spends most of his public ministry preaching about the Kingdom of heaven. God wants to be the King of our hearts. This is impossible if we are attached to things. More…