Understanding Heresies: Their Nature and History Question: Dear Father Cush, I was the person who asked if there were any Trinitarian theology before the First Council of Nicaea. Thank you for your very thorough answer last month, but I am … [Read more...]
Questions Answered – October 2024
September 27, 2024 by Rev. John P. Cush, STD
The Trinity and Valid Baptism Q: Dear Father Cush, My coordinator of faith formation accepted someone who was a Mormon as a “candidate” for the Order of Christian Initiation of Adults in our parish program. As the pastor of the parish, I ha … [Read more...]
God and Man in the Apocalypse of the Cross
February 24, 2023 by Philip Primeau
The presentation of our holy faith is often hobbled by a failure to demonstrate the organic unity of its constituent parts, a problem much lamented by Pope Francis, who has observed that Christianity is frequently reduced to a “disjointed . … [Read more...]
The Spirit of Truth
The Holy Spirit’s Role in a Deeper Understanding of Revelation
December 22, 2022 by Dr. Michael Brummond
Jesus, who identified himself as the truth (Jn 14:6), indicated that it was “to your advantage that I go away, for if I do not go away, the Counselor will not come to you” (Jn 16:7). Indeed, Christ promised to pray to the Father to send ano … [Read more...]
Questions Answered – January 2023
December 22, 2022 by Fr. Brian Mullady, OP
Are the Son and the Father Equal? Question: How can the three persons of the Trinity be equal if Father and Son is a hierarchical relationship? Answer: Your question strikes at the very heart of the Christian religion and was the first … [Read more...]
Ministering Like the Prodigal Trinity
May 27, 2022 by Matthew Kappadakunnel
Deep into the weeds of Catholic social media, we can easily fall into the mindset of categorizing people as sinners. Whether the issue is abortion, racism, LGBTQ, gender or another lightning rod topic, we are often inundated with views on … [Read more...]
The Essence of Fatherhood
Fundamental for Any True Shepherd of the Church
April 28, 2022 by Rev. Kenneth M. Dos Santos, MIC
Should Catholics ever fall into a concept of God which disregards the Three Distinct Persons of the Blessed Trinity, in favor of One God with three functions or modes of operation? And does not this concept weaken the possibility of a … [Read more...]
Questions Answered – March 2022
February 26, 2022 by Fr. Brian Mullady, OP
Qualifications for the Priesthood Question: What are the qualities a person needs to be a Catholic priest? Answer: The best way to answer this question is to follow the address given by Pope Benedict XVI a number of years ago to the … [Read more...]
Reflections on Three Saving Mysteries of the Christmas Season
November 24, 2021 by Jeffrey Tranzillo
“I will tell of the decree of the LORD: He said to me, ‘You are my son, today I have begotten you’” (Ps 2:7). The psalmist is referring here to Israel’s anointed, or messianic, king. As God’s anointed one, he is God’s “son,” God’s earthly re … [Read more...]
Questions Answered – September 2021
September 24, 2021 by Fr. Brian Mullady, OP
Intinction With Unconsecrated Hosts? Question: Is it an egregious (sin) matter, if a priest does intinction of unconsecrated hosts with consecrated Precious Blood while distributing Holy Communion? Answer: Presumably this reflects a … [Read more...]
A Contribution of Madonna House to Synodality
December 23, 2020 by Fr. Robert Wild
The present article was occasioned by reading Adam DeVille’s recent book, Everything Hidden Shall Be Revealed: Ridding the Church of Abuses of Sex and Power (Angelico Press) (NIH). He sees one of the root causes of the sexual abuse scandal a … [Read more...]
On the Lord’s Prayer
October 16, 2020 by Philip Primeau
When the dawn appears, When the light grows, When midday burns, When has ceased The holy light, When the clear night comes; I sing your praises, O Father, Healer of hearts, Healer of bodies, Giver of … [Read more...]
The Trinitarian Theology of the Eucharist according to St. Catherine of Siena
February 26, 2020 by Mary George-Whittle
A little over fifty years ago, the Second Vatican Council declared the Eucharist “the source and summit of the Christian life.” Prior to this Council, in 1902, Pope Leo XIII described the Eucharist as “the very soul of the Church” which “bri … [Read more...]
Is the Trinity a Mysterious Contradiction or a Rational Mystery?
June 18, 2019 by Reginald Mary Chua, OP
Introduction Consider how central the Trinity is to our faith. We invoke the Trinity at the start and end of every Mass when we make the Sign of the Cross; those of us who pray the Rosary or the Divine Office will invoke the Trinity … [Read more...]
Understanding the Four Aspects of Dogma According to Bernard Lonergan in The Way to Nicea
June 14, 2018 by Rev. John P. Cush, STD
Introduction As a professor of theology, and as academic dean of a seminary, I feel it’s important to lay a solid foundation for the student who is beginning his study of theology. In my introductory seminar in fundamental theology, t … [Read more...]
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