by Editor | Nov 26, 2021 | Christ to Catholicism, Papacy
Christ to Catholicism PART TWO: DOGMATIC ECCLESIOLOGY IX. Papal Infallibility by Fr. John A. Hardon, S.J. When papal infallibility was defined by the Vatican Council in 1870, the non-Catholic world reacted with spontaneous hostility. With rare exception, the secular...
by Editor | Oct 25, 2021 | Christ to Catholicism, Ecclesiology
Christ to Catholicism PART TWO: DOGMATIC ECCLESIOLOGY VIII. The Church as the Mystical Body of Christ by Fr. John A. Hardon, S.J. The historical origins of the adjective “Mystical” to describe the Church as the Body of Christ may be traced to the first...
by Editor | Sep 24, 2021 | Books, Christ to Catholicism, Doctrine, Ecclesiology
Christ to Catholicism PART TWO: DOGMATIC ECCLESIOLOGY Chapter VII. The Church as the Body of Christ by Fr. John A. Hardon, S.J. As described in St. Paul and the tradition of the Fathers, the Church is not only a Body, with visible head and members and a juridical...
by Editor | Aug 25, 2021 | Books, Christ to Catholicism, Doctrine, Ecclesiology
Christ to Catholicism PART TWO: DOGMATIC ECCLESIOLOGY Chapter VI. The Church as a Visible Body by Fr. John A. Hardon, S.J. Before entering on a dogmatic examination of the Mystical Body, it is well to recall that the Church has given us the analytical principle by...
by Editor | Jun 25, 2021 | Books, Christ to Catholicism, Doctrine, Ecclesiology, Hierarchy
Christ to Catholicism PART TWO: DOGMATIC ECCLESIOLOGY Chapter V. Definition of the Catholic Church by Fr. John A. Hardon, S.J. Up to this point, our study of the Catholic Church has been primarily historical and apologetic. We examined the Church from the early...
