'Is her authority an indispensable element for every act of our divine faith?'
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Does everything coming from Rome enjoy an “infallible safety”? – Franzelin’s text
"We may call this the authority of doctrinal providence." Photo by Karl Fredrickson on Unsplash Editors’ Notes In the aftermath of and period since Vatican II, it has been common to try and explain the situation with reference to these ideas. When faced scandalous sermons or interviews given by popes and included in the Acta …
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True and false miracles in the life of the Church
"If in Sodom had been wrought the miracles that have been wrought in thee, perhaps it had remained unto this day."
“Are you a King, then?” – Christendom and the Social Kingship of Christ
"The Church of Christ cannot be subject to any external power."
All about St Thomas Aquinas’ “The Angelic Warfare Confraternity” – Robinson OP, 1941
"Organized warfare is more advantageous for the soldier than were he forced to fight this duel, alone." Image: Wiki Commons Editors' Notes As previously noted, it is not so easy to find pre-conciliar material on "The Angelic Warfare Confraternity" of the Cord of St Thomas Aquinas. We are glad to have the permission of Dominicana …
The Anglicanisation of Catholics – are we the “high-church wing”?
"This Anglican disunity was formerly held to be ridiculous by Catholics, and a lack of one of the four marks."
What does the Church have to offer? – an extract from Mgr R.H. Benson
"I am quite determined to become a Catholic; but I should like to have a hint of what that means." As we read Benson's account of what the Church has to offer weary Anglicans and other protestants, let’s relish the priest’s beautiful description of the Catholic Church, to which we have the privilege of belonging. …
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We are all under the dominion of the Devil unless we are incorporated into Christ – Fr Anselm Stolz, 1938
"One triumphs completely over an enemy when one penetrates into his realm, even into his own house, and takes away his throne and his possessions." Image: Follower of Bosch, Christ in Limbo (Wiki Commons) Translator's Introduction The following text is an edited translation of the third chapter of Fr. Anselm Stolz’s work Theology of Mysticism. …
Orestes Brownson is not a credible critic of John Henry Newman – here’s why
"We are supposed to conclude that anyone so attacked by such an apparent pillar of orthodoxy must have been in the wrong."
St John the Baptist’s sufferings teach us about Christ’s Kingdom – here’s how (Fr Coleridge, 1882)
"Would He drive away the Herodian princes as He had scattered the money-changers?" Image from Wiki Commons. Some line breaks added below, with some headings taken from the original Table of Contents. Fr Coleridge's book on St John the Baptist takes us up to the close of the saint's ministry, but not his life. Nonetheless, …