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Response to Jerome’s Response to Helvidius – Part 2
Jerome wrote a response to Helvidius regarding the virginity of Mary. This post is the second in a series of responses to what Jerome wrote. Jerome wrote: 2. I must call upon the Holy Spirit to express His meaning by my mouth and defend the virginity of the Blessed Mary. I must call upon the…
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Response to Jerome's Response to Helvidius – Part 1
Jerome wrote a response to Helvidius regarding the virginity of Mary. This post is the first in a series of responses to what Jerome wrote. Jerome: 1. I was requested by certain of the brethren not long ago to reply to a pamphlet written by one Helvidius. I have deferred doing so, not because it…
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Response to Jerome’s Response to Helvidius – Part 1
Jerome wrote a response to Helvidius regarding the virginity of Mary. This post is the first in a series of responses to what Jerome wrote. Jerome: 1. I was requested by certain of the brethren not long ago to reply to a pamphlet written by one Helvidius. I have deferred doing so, not because it…
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Carl Beckwith on Sola Scriptura and the Arian Controversy
Carl Beckwith in Hilary of Poitiers on the Trinity: From De Fide to De Trinitate (New York and Oxford, 2009) provides a number of interesting comments in relation to Hilary of Poiters and the Scripture, particular in the context of the Arian controversy. One of the first passages of this book that caught my eye…
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Debate Announcement
Lord willing, in October, I will be engaged in a debate with a self-styled “Evangelical Universalist.” (Here’s the announcement.) It is important to distinguish the “Evangelical” Universalists from other kinds, despite the fact that it is not usual to think of Universalists as evangelical. At the announcement link you will find a place where you…
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Rawlsian 2K?
In a recent post, my friend Paul provides an interesting comparison between Rawls and the Neo-2K (sometimes referred to as “radical” 2k) crowd. My friend Paul has also defended his comparison against a charge that it misrepresents the Neo-2k position. To God be the Glory!
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What Makes us Sons of God?
Joseph Ratzinger (aka Pope Benedict XVI) is quoted by the Vatican Information System (VIS) as saying: The fundamental gift you are called to cherish in the faithful entrusted to your pastoral care is that of divine filiation; in other words, the fact that everyone participates in Trinitarian communion. Baptism, which makes men and women ‘children…
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Vatican's Response to Cloyne Report
The Vatican’s response to the Cloyne Report was disturbing on a number of levels. It was disturbing in that it treated the problem of sexual abuse as though it were merely a problem in the Cloyne diocese. One interesting claim in the Vatican’s response was this: Since the early days of the Irish State and…
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Vatican’s Response to Cloyne Report
The Vatican’s response to the Cloyne Report was disturbing on a number of levels. It was disturbing in that it treated the problem of sexual abuse as though it were merely a problem in the Cloyne diocese. One interesting claim in the Vatican’s response was this: Since the early days of the Irish State and…
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Thanks to My Readers
Sitemeter informs me that since the beginning of records, this blog has received over 300,000 visits and over half a million page views. I really appreciate those folks who have read and promoted this blog, and I hope that those half a million page views have been edifying to those who read. I’m also appreciative…