As Catholics, when we think of Sacred Scripture, we tend to take its existence as a given. We never ask ourselves why the first Christians wrote down their experiences and why it would occur to them to do so. After all, we still had the Jewish Scriptures which the Lord Himself referenced on many occasions. Why was there a need for a New Testament when the old one seemed to be perfectly acceptable? In this article, we examine the tradition that made the writing of a New Testament perfectly obvious to the first Christians.
- 28 November 2024
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As Catholics, when we think of Sacred Scripture, we tend to take its existence as a given. We never ask ourselves why the first Christians wrote down their experiences and why it would occur to them to do so. After all, we still had the Jewish Scriptures which the Lord Himself referenced on many occasions. Why was there a need for a New Testament when the old one seemed to be perfectly acceptable? In this article, we examine the tradition that made the writing of a New Testament perfectly obvious to the first Christians.
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.
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Australia Day is upon us. And as has become our custom, an argument brews about what date this day should be celebrated. At the heart of the debate is a profound misunderstanding of our nations and its day. A profound misunderstanding that originated in our failure to understand what a Christian nation is and that ours is a Christian nation. In the following Special Article, we examine a better way of understanding our National Day and its date.
