The First Marian Dogma, Mother of God
Issue: What is the Church’s teaching concerning Mary’s divine maternity? Discussion: The first and foremost revealed truth about our Blessed Mother, from which all her other roles and honors flow, is...
View ArticleSt. Augustine’s Real Faith in the Real Presence
ISSUE: Did St. Augustine believe in the Real Presence of Christ in the Eucharist? RESPONSE: Yes. St. Augustine did believe that the bread and wine become the Body and Blood of Jesus Christ at the time...
View ArticleThe Church’s Teaching on Justification
ISSUE: How does the Catholic understanding of justification differ from the Protestant understanding? Do Catholics believe in salvation by grace alone? Is the Catholic understanding biblical? RESPONSE:...
View ArticleThe Biblical Reality of Mortal Sin
Issue: Is the distinction between mortal and venial sin biblical? Can we “lose” our salvation by committing a mortal sin? Discussion: The Bible describes sins that are mortal (or “unto death”), and...
View ArticlePredestination and Free Will
Issue: What is meant by “predestination” within a Calvinist understanding of salvation? Does this exclude free will? Response: In general, predestination refers to God’s sovereign will over all things,...
View ArticleThat They May All Be One: The Difference The Church Makes
Issue: In the 1500s, Protestant Reformers claimed to have divine guidance in attempting to restore the order, truth and unity of the early Christian Church. Does the Bible and other historical evidence...
View ArticleThe Crusades
Issue: What were the Crusades? Response: The Crusades were an integral part of the attempt to reform, defend, and renew the Church during the Middle Ages. The term “crusade” comes from the Latin...
View ArticleThe Catholic Teaching on Predestination
Issue: How does the Catholic Church understand predestination? Response: Predestination is a term used to identify God’s plan of salvation, in which according to His own decree, He “accomplishes all...
View ArticleJehovah’s Witnesses and the Holy Spirit
Issue: What do Jehovah’s Witnesses believe about the Holy Spirit? How can one respond to their claims? Response: Jehovah’s Witnesses believe that the Holy Spirit is a force of God, not a Person. This...
View ArticleCo-Redemptrix, Mediatrix of All Graces, and Advocate
Msgr. Charles M. Mangan Issue: How can Catholics understand Mary as Co-Redemptrix, Mediatrix of All Graces, and Advocate? Are we required to believe these three Marian teachings that are represented by...
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