I entirely agree that discipleship is an experiential thing. "We love, because he first loved us" (1 John 4:19).But also: "This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as
Aidan, A wonderfully expressed comment.
Always we see in the Gospel the reaching out in mercy to forgive before ever the sinner has a chance to express sorrow; the mercy of Jesus invites the sorrow an
Christianity calls us all to be disciples of the Lord.
Discipleship which lasts and is effective starts with an experience of being unconditionally, eternally and compassionately loved by God, in spit
My understanding of doctrine would be that it is the moral teaching of the Church, which cannot be different from the content of Scripture or Traditional practice. This article elaborates: "http://www
John # 11, I’m not so sure.
Take Matthew 5:17-19: “Think not that I have come to abolish the law and the prophets; I have come not to abolish them but to fulfil them. For truly, I say to you, t
I am pleased Fr.Joe has replied to Peter Shore as I was of the opinion that doctrine has indeed changed over the centuries. Or, perhaps, I don't fully understand what actually constitutes church " doc
The indissolubility of marriage is an ideal that has many exceptions: the "me epi porneia" clause used twice in Matthew, and the Pauline and Petrine principles:
That a Gospel text countenances "usury"
Again, the development of doctrine is different from making wholesale changes to it. Doctrine can't change because Christ is God's final revelation to humanity. Of the examples given -- 'churching' w
A truly inspiring list and one with which I agree totally.
Holy Scripture contains the development of doctrine so it is difficult to see why that evolutionary process is not continuing today, under th
Pope Francis recently denied that the exclusion of women from ordination to the priesthood had anything to do with them not having the capacity for it.http://ncronline.org/blogs/ncr-today/francis-aga
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October 8 2015I entirely agree that discipleship is an experiential thing. "We love, because he first loved us" (1 John 4:19).But also: "This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as
The church I long to see
October 8 2015Aidan, A wonderfully expressed comment. Always we see in the Gospel the reaching out in mercy to forgive before ever the sinner has a chance to express sorrow; the mercy of Jesus invites the sorrow an
The church I long to see
October 8 2015Christianity calls us all to be disciples of the Lord. Discipleship which lasts and is effective starts with an experience of being unconditionally, eternally and compassionately loved by God, in spit
The church I long to see
October 8 2015My understanding of doctrine would be that it is the moral teaching of the Church, which cannot be different from the content of Scripture or Traditional practice. This article elaborates: "http://www
Faith; the ability to live with uncertainty
October 5 2015John # 11, I’m not so sure. Take Matthew 5:17-19: “Think not that I have come to abolish the law and the prophets; I have come not to abolish them but to fulfil them. For truly, I say to you, t
The church I long to see
October 8 2015I am pleased Fr.Joe has replied to Peter Shore as I was of the opinion that doctrine has indeed changed over the centuries. Or, perhaps, I don't fully understand what actually constitutes church " doc
The church I long to see
October 8 2015The indissolubility of marriage is an ideal that has many exceptions: the "me epi porneia" clause used twice in Matthew, and the Pauline and Petrine principles: That a Gospel text countenances "usury"
The church I long to see
October 8 2015Again, the development of doctrine is different from making wholesale changes to it. Doctrine can't change because Christ is God's final revelation to humanity. Of the examples given -- 'churching' w
The church I long to see
October 8 2015A truly inspiring list and one with which I agree totally. Holy Scripture contains the development of doctrine so it is difficult to see why that evolutionary process is not continuing today, under th
The Equality of Women, and the question of Ordination.
October 22 2015Pope Francis recently denied that the exclusion of women from ordination to the priesthood had anything to do with them not having the capacity for it.http://ncronline.org/blogs/ncr-today/francis-aga
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