Where Faith and Reason Intersect
If anyone wishes to detect the deceits of heretics and to keep a sound and effective faith (Heb. 4:12), in the same sense in which it was taught and passed down by Our Lord Jesus Christ and His Apostles, he ought, with the Lord’s help, to fortify his faith by the authority of Scripture, and […]
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Michael responds to Jay Dyer on the possibility for a future debate and Timothy Flaners, Craig Truglia, Erick Ybarra and William Albrecht discuss reactions to Timothy’s conversion video with Dr. Taylor Marshall. Articles by Timothy: https://meaningofcatholic.com/articles/#greek
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Michael does a review of Bishop Hilarion on The Reception of the Ecumenical Councils in the Early Church.
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I’d like to review Eastern Orthodox Bishop Hilarion Alfeyev’s article “The Reception of the Ecumenical councils in the Early Church” which was published by St. Vladimir’s Theological Quarterly in 2003. Purpose of the Paper The purpose of Bishop Hilarion’s paper is to explain how Eastern Orthodox and Oriental Orthodox could possibly reunite without either communion […]
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Michael interviews Fr. John Whiteford on the New Calendar Controversy in Eastern Orthodoxy.
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Michael discusses Fr. Florovsky on the authority of councils and offers some thoughts on his position.
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Michael Lofton, Craig Truglia and Erick Ybarra discuss the Eastern Orthodox Council in Jordan, to be held at the end of February, 2020.
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Michael Lofton and Craig Truglia discuss rumors about the prospect of Orthodox and Catholic reunion and an ecumenical council in 2025.
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Michael Lofton, Craig Truglia, Erick Ybarra and Sub Deacon Daniel Kakish discuss Marian apparitions from a Roman Catholic, Eastern Orthodox and Oriental Orthodox perspective.
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Michael and Craig discuss pre-schism heretical popes including Liberius, Zosimus, Hormisdas, Vigilius and Honorius.
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Michael interviews Dr. Mark Spencer on Reforming Thomism and Integrating Palamism. The Flexibility of Divine Simplicity: Aquinas, Scotus, Palamas Mark K. Spencer.
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Michael and Erick discuss Catholicism and primacy with Fr. Patrick Ramsey. He is the author of The Church: Deifying Relations available here: https://www.amazon.com/Church-Deifying-Relations-John-Ramsey/dp/172182300X/ref=pd_rhf_se_p_img_3?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=NPZDPN3291FQFBG14CE4
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William Albrecht (Roman Catholicism) and Craig Truglia (Eastern Orthodox) debate: Does 2 Maccabees 12 Teach Prayers for the Dead? 2 Maccabees 12:39-46 Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition (DRA) 39 And the day following Judas came with his company, to take away the bodies of them that were slain, and to bury them with their kinsmen, […]
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Can Palamism and Thomism be reconciled? Do the apparent differences rise to a dogmatic level? Michael and Erick discuss Palamism and Thomism with Fr. Peter Totleben who answers these and other questions. Fr. Peter Totleben is a Dominican Friar of the Province of St. Joseph and faculty member for Theology at the Josephinum Pontifical College […]
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Are there early proofs for the veneration of images? Did some approve of Christian art but opposed the veneration of that art? These questions, and others, are discussed by Michael, Erick, Craig and Cal from a Catholic, Orthodox and Anglican perspective.
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