"And I submit myself to those other decisions of the Holy See, theological or not." Image: El Greco, SS Peter and Paul, Wiki Commons (Source) Editor's Commentary To celebrate the feast of SS Peter and Paul, we share three extracts from John Henry Cardinal Newman which, taken together, constitute a moving profession of faith in …
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"We are essentially like an army battalion, trapped behind enemy lines for decades."
"All of us – yes, even you and I – are liable to be deceived." In this essay we will consider: - Miracles as proof of Christ's revelation - The continuation of miracles in the Church - Being too dependent on signs and wonders - Credulity and false miracles - The purpose of miracles, and …
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This three-part series is a summary and re-ordering of the testimonies given in St Thomas’s 1319 canonisation enquiry.[1] These are not just pious stories about St Thomas Aquinas written by hagiographers: they are sworn testimonies recounted under oath by respectable men, both from the clergy and from the nobility. We see amongst the laymen even …
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"Christ, our Divine Leader, has started His campaign against the chieftain of all the enemy." The WM Review contributed a reading to the Catholic Family Podcast's project "Lent Around the World". One of our editors read an extract from Fr Aloysius Ambruzzi SJ's A Companion to the Spiritual Exercises of St Ignatius (link for UK …
"There is the danger of a one-sided and an imperfect direction in holiness, and of laying great stress on trifles and things of secondary importance." It is a dogma that public revelation ended with the death of the last apostle. Nonetheless, throughout history God has made private revelations to chosen souls, even for the public …
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This three-part series is about how laymen can go about learning the sacred science of theology, in accordance with its proper methodology and structure. I have freely gathered together notes, ideas and reading lists from various sources, particularly the Bellarmine Forums.[1] Up until this point, we have been going through the stages in the order …
"Given they follow the example of the King of France in delaying the execution of my request, they will follow him into misfortune." As we all know, one of the requests of Our Lady of Fatima was that the Pope would, with all the bishops, consecrate Russia to her Immaculate Heart. Let us read Sr …
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"I am the priest whom he intends to prepare him for death." Featured image: Louis XVI avec son confesseur Edgeworth, un instant avant sa mort. Wiki Commons One the most heartbreaking sections of Louis XVI’s will and testament is this: I pray God to forgive me all my sins. I have sought to know them …
Continue reading L’Abbé Henry Essex Edgeworth, Louis XVI’s heroic Anglo-Irish confessor
Theology is a science, with its own proper end and methodology. This three-part series is about how laymen can go about learning this science. I have freely gathered together notes, ideas and reading lists from various sources, particularly the Bellarmine Forums.[1] I hope that this part will be especially helpful to those confused by the …
Continue reading Learning Sacred Theology II: Ecclesiology, Dogmatic Theology and Apologetics