Status Quaestionis Ecclesia semper reformanda est (The Church is always to be reformed). This phrase originated in the Nadere Reformatiae of the Dutch Reform during the 1600s, and first appeared in the 1674 work, Beschouwinge van Zion … [Read more...]
The Holy Spirit and the Contemporary Reform of the Catholic Church
December 15, 2014 by Father Philip-Michael F. Tangorra, STL
What Is the Right to Religious Freedom?
February 21, 2014 by Fr. Dylan Schrader
The most fundamental right in the area of religion is that which should be attributed to God, what we owe to God. God is absolutely sovereign. Catholics of the United States are more than ever asserting a right to religious freedom, … [Read more...]
The Invalidity of Anglican Orders and the Ordinariate of the Chair of St. Peter
September 22, 2013 by Donald Paul Sullins
While Apostolicae Curae holds that Anglican ordination does not confer the fullness of Catholic orders, this by no means implies that Anglican ordination is without its own value and purpose. Many Catholic priests have followed with … [Read more...]
“Father, Aren’t You Afraid I’ll Become Muslim?”: The Challenge of Encountering Non-Christian Religions
December 27, 2012 by Fr. David J. Endres
The reason behind offering a world religions course to Catholic young adults became more apparent: to help them understand Christian Catholic distinctiveness, what separates our faith from others. Fr. Hardon, S.J., Peter Kreeft, Fr. R … [Read more...]
The Truth About God
June 5, 2012 by Fr. James V. Schall, SJ
The truth about God is not abolished or reduced because it is spoken in human language; rather, it is unique, full, and complete, because he who speaks and acts is the Incarnate Son of God. Thus, faith requires us to profess that the Word … [Read more...]
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