Much of what ails the Church is that she has lost sight of where she is going. If we are not convinced that there are dangers- mortal and eternal dangers- present in our Christian lives, then we are more likely to be careless bout taking a wrong turn and less than vigilant in trying to turn back to the rite path. Sin is a less serious reality when we believe there is no real penalty for it. In this article, Fr Pius examines the reality of hell and our need to embrace the Lord’s teaching and the Church’s Tradition surrounding this doctrine for the benefit of our souls.
- 28 November 2024
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Much of what ails the Church is that she has lost sight of where she is going. If we are not convinced that there are dangers- mortal and eternal dangers- present in our Christian lives, then we are more likely to be careless bout taking a wrong turn and less than vigilant in trying to turn back to the rite path. Sin is a less serious reality when we believe there is no real penalty for it. In this article, Fr Pius examines the reality of hell and our need to embrace the Lord’s teaching and the Church’s Tradition surrounding this doctrine for the benefit of our souls.
The virtue of hope, before it is a virtue is a passion. A passion that is guided by the intellect, but is only raised to the level of virtue by grace. As Christians, we are called to cultivate the virtue of hope in deepening our relationship with the Lord.
St. John Henry Newman, canonised in 2019, remains one of the most admired and studied intellectual thinkers of the 19th Century. His major work, An Essay on the Development of Christian Doctrine, remains one of the most influential works in recent history. In this essay we explore why that is, and why you should read.
Sacred (Apostolic) Tradition is one of the pillars of Catholic Doctrine. But from where did the idea for tradition come? Does sacred tradition have an origin? Can it be argued that Sacred Tradition has a tradition? In this series we begin to examine the origins of the Apostolic Tradition that lie deep in the Church’s history in order to shed light on the direction we need to go today.