"He that could have transgressed, and hath not transgressed, and could do evil things, and hath not done them." Photo by Fernando Santander on Unsplash Editor's Notes In a previous essay about the kind of heresy that separates a man from the Church, I wrote: Discussions about heresy and membership become confused due to a …
"Try telling a paralysed man to get up and walk, but without having any of Christ’s power to make it happen." Photo by Birmingham Museums Trust on Unsplash Introduction In the last piece on this topic, I explained how St Thomas treats mirth, playfulness and affability as virtues – and that, despite some people acting …
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In Sapientiae Christianae, Pope Leo XIII taught that it is a duty for laymen to study and spread the Catholic faith. He wrote: "In order to safeguard this virtue of faith in its integrity, we declare it to be very profitable and consistent with the requirements of the time, that each one, according to the measure …