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Salvation, Through God and a Person Working Together
St. Paul teaches that salvation is achieved through God and a person working together. Salvation comes from God alone (Catechism of the Catholic Church, paragraph 169), but is not achieved by God alone. The person must respond to God’s offer … Continue reading
Purgatory in the Old Testament and Early Church
I will conclude this week’s brief (unplanned, but is this not how the Lord works) discourse on Purgatory with The Roots of Purgatory which presents further Biblical support for Purgatory. The early Church Fathers teachings on the Purgatory is also briefly presented … Continue reading
St Paul on Purgatory
St. Paul provides some of the clearest and strongest biblical teachings on Purgatory. In his first Epistle to the Corinthians Paul describes how each of us, after death, will be tested by fire: For no other foundation can any one … Continue reading
St. Catherine of Genoa on Purgatory
St. Catherine of Genoa was a mystic who influenced Saints John of the Cross, Francis de Sales, and Vincent de Paul. She also influenced the French Oratorian and Carmelite movements. Near the end of her life St. Catherine wrote a … Continue reading
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What Held Christ to the Cross?
As I was prayerfully reflecting on my planned posting for today, which was to be on St. Catherine of Genoa and Purgatory, my prayer slowly drifted from St. Catherine and Purgatory to Christ Crucified and the question of “What held … Continue reading
Hail Full of Grace
Upon what appears to be a simple greeting of “Hail Full of Grace”, salvation history turns. According to Blessed Alan de la Roche the phrase is heavenly and beyond human understanding in its depth of meaning, it is an unheard … Continue reading
The Sign of Cross and St. Francis De Sales
I had commented in a previous posting to what I perceived as a decline in baptized Catholics making the Sign of the Cross. I recently read St. Francis De Sales on the Sign of the Cross. He teaches that as … Continue reading
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Father Abraham
As a child (and also as an adult) I learned much from my biological father. I have also learned much from my father in faith, Abraham. Abraham has taught me to listen attentively, to persevere, and to submit completely to … Continue reading
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Wrestling with Angles
“Jacob was left alone; and a man wrestled with him until the breaking of the day.” (Genesis 32:24). Wresting with an Angle is a daunting task. Unlike this Gauguin painting depicting Jacob wrestling with an Angle before a crowd of … Continue reading
To Love and Truth 