Protestantism
There is a legitimate sense in which Protestantism refers to all Christian movements, other than the Roman Catholic Church, that share the heritage of Western Christianity.
There is a legitimate sense in which Protestantism refers to all Christian movements, other than the Roman Catholic Church, that share the heritage of Western Christianity.
I believe in spirituality, not religion, says TVs Bill Maher, as he punctuates the R word with a sneer. He speaks for many. But mere spirituality, unprotected by a sound religion, will marry itself to whatever is in the neighborhood. And the first thing lurking in the neighborhood is usually the ego.
Mark Shea says that belief in the existence of God is eminently reasonable.
I had an argument with a friend about the Churchs teaching on abortion. She said that the Church was not against abortion until the 20th century; I said that the Church has always been against abortion. Am I right, and if so, what evidence is there to give to my friend?
How can I convince family and friends who go to church just on holidays or once a month that they need to go regularly?
What does the Catholic Church mean by its doctrine "Outside the Church There Is No Salvation"? Does this mean that non-Catholics can't be saved? What's the official Catholic teaching, past and present, about the Church's mission to evangelize non-Catholics and bring them into eternal life in Christ? A noted theologian answers these and other crucial questions.
Many different images from physical life have been used for the stages of the spiritual life, for example, Teresa of Avila's "mansions" (in The Interior Castle), or Walter Hilton's rungs on The Ladder of Perfection. One analogy that's never, as far as I know, been used – yet one that is quite arresting to many souls – is the analogy of surfing.
In France over recent weeks the whole country has been debating the role of religion and the state.
How could Mary, a finite creature, be the Mother of God? Isnt God an eternal being?