All of this and more has profoundly impacted Western civilization and the Catholic Church, which this episode explains in detail. However, in the end, Mering says: “Marxist ideology can only break things down, and the Catholic Church, at its very core, is a life-giving institution. It’s...
施特劳斯认为,政治哲学是哲学的组成部分或一个分支:“哲学”表示处理的方式,本根的和整全的;“政治的”既表示主题又表示功能。(By calling this pursuit political philosophy, we imply that it forms a part of a larger whole: of philosophy; or that political philosophy is a branch of philosophy. In the...
With most people it seems to happen that, through what we call an accidental occurrence, but should more properly call a special grace from God-the reading of a book, a conversation, a journey, a casual visit through curiosity to a church-they come upon some Catholic doctrine, some particul...
While traditions across the globe vary for All Saints Day, the common theme is a celebration with family and remembrance of those who have passed. In Catholic tradition, the holiday honors all those who have passed on to the Kingdom of Heaven. It is a national holiday in numerous ...
00:00-3:05:Greetings! It’s the penultimate Wait, What? (and next to next to the last episode) and Chloe Maveal has once again returned to grace Graeme and Jeff with tales and takes galore! (She just has to wait until Jeff can figure out who is whom. And what day it is.) ...
The Catholic Church teaches that when we partake of the Eucharist in Holy Communion, we are consuming the actual, physical body and blood of Jesus Christ (Catechism of the Catholic Church 1244, 1275, 1335). A key passage from Scripture that Catholics and other believers in the Real Presence...
Although outspoken about his Catholic faith, Zeffirelli made no secret of the contradiction between his faith and his homosexual lifestyle. “I believe totally in the teachings of the Church,” he wrote in his 1986 autobiography, “and this means admitting that my way of life is sinful.” ...
In Catholic teaching, actual sin is categorized into mortal sin and venial sin, based on its severity and impact on our relationship with God.Mortal sinis a grave violation of God’s law that completely separates the soul from sanctifying grace. For a sin to be mortal, three conditions must...
Yeah. The only thing I’d add to this is when we’re quoting the Eastern Fathers, this is something that at the time they were not Eastern Orthodox. I mean, from the Catholic perspective at least. They were in union with the pope. They recognized that role in a way that some of th...
In theocracies, the ruler is simultaneously the head of government and religion. There is noseparation of church and stateand open practice of only the prevailing religion is allowed. The rulers in theocracies hold office by divine grace and conduct their rule based on the prevailing religion....