“And I tell you, you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the powers of death shall not prevail against it. I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth shall … Continue reading The Papacy (Pope), St. Peter, and the Keys to the Kingdom
Month: October 2021
The Papacy (Pope) and St. Peter as the “Rock” Part 2
“And I tell you, you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the powers of death shall not prevail against it. I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth shall … Continue reading The Papacy (Pope) and St. Peter as the “Rock” Part 2
The Papacy (Pope) and St. Peter as the “Rock” Part 1
“And I tell you, you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the powers of death shall not prevail against it. I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth shall … Continue reading The Papacy (Pope) and St. Peter as the “Rock” Part 1
The Papacy (Pope) and St. Peter – An Overview
“And I tell you, you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the powers of death shall not prevail against it. I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth shall … Continue reading The Papacy (Pope) and St. Peter – An Overview
Sacred Tradition and the Development of the Old Testament Canon
In my last post I reviewed the development of the New Testament Canon of Scripture, and how the Catholic Church understands that process to be the work of Sacred Tradition. For while the apostles left us many writings, they did not leave us a book we know today as the New Testament. Some books that … Continue reading Sacred Tradition and the Development of the Old Testament Canon
Sacred Tradition and the Development of the New Testament Canon
In 2 Timothy 3:16-17 St. Paul writes “All scripture is inspired by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, equipped for every good work.” What is “all” Scripture? At the time of his writing, St. Paul would have been referring to the … Continue reading Sacred Tradition and the Development of the New Testament Canon
Sacred Tradition and the Reliability of Oral Tradition
In his conversion story, Casey Chalk, a convert to Catholicism from a background of evangelical Christianity provides this perspective of sola-Scriptura and Sacred Tradition: “However, I would like to add a few of my own reflections on the inadequacy of sola scriptura. First, Reformed and other Protestants will often argue that it is better to … Continue reading Sacred Tradition and the Reliability of Oral Tradition
Between the Farm and the Cross 