Pope Francis And Patriarch Kirill Meet In Cuba

Pope Francis And Patriarch Kirill

Pope Francis And Patriarch Kirill

On Friday, Pope Francis met with Patriarch Krill, who is the head of the Russian Orthodox Church and the leader of about half of the world’s Eastern Orthodox members. He certainly holds influence in their church.

Caitlyn Jenner And The Death Of Gender Distinction

Adam And Eve

Adam And Eve

It seems that wherever we go in society, we are bombarded with transgender propaganda. Whether it’s Caitlin Jenner on television or some evil politician talking about bathroom laws that leave women exposed, its in all of our faces today. Many years ago, it was homosexuality but that’s old news, who cares about them anymore, right?

Is The New Testament Anti-Semitic?

St. Paul The Apostle

St. Paul The Apostle

It is often stated by liberals that the New Testament is an anti-Semitic document. Those who make this accusation often confuse anti-Judaism with anti-Semitism. They are not the same thing but liberals often confuse them. I don’t blame them specifically because they’re just following what they’ve been taught by other liberals who came before them.

St-Theodore-the-Studite

If anyone should transfer the Scriptural prohibitions of idols and misapply them to the holy icon of Christ, so as to miscall the Church of Christ a temple of idols, he is a heretic.

-St. Theodore the Studite

On the Holy Icons, 810 AD

The Old Testament And Modernism

The Prophet Ezechiel

The Prophet Ezechiel

In a previous post, I talked about how reading scripture was an antidote to modernism. In that post, I focused on the New Testament but the Old Testament is full of gems as well. The book of Ezechiel is a great example. When one reads the first 15 chapters of Ezechiel, the idea that God is angry becomes very apparent. In Chapter 16 we read:

Eternal Security In The Dock

St. John The Apostle

St. John The Apostle

A popular doctrine in Protestantism is Eternal Security, sometimes referred to as Perseverance of the Saints. Perseverance of the Saints represents the P in TULIP, which Calvinists believe in. In Arminian circles, it is usually referred to as Eternal Security. It is also referred to as once saved, always saved. It should be pointed out that many protestants do not believe in this doctrine, among these are the Lutherans who were the original protestants.

An Antidote To Modernism

Sacred Scripture

Sacred Scripture

Several years ago I was reading an article by John Salza where he talks about the theology of St. Thomas Aquinas. He points out that St. Thomas is the antidote to modernism. What Salza says is very true but there is one problem, how many people study the writings of St. Thomas? To my knowledge, the only people who read St. Thomas are traditional seminarians and priests. Those people don’t need to be convinced that modernism is evil since they are already traditional.