by Editor | Jun 15, 2015 | Doctrine, God, God the Author
God the Author of Nature and the Supernatural Part Two: Creation as a Divine Fact Section One: Angelology THESIS IV There exists angels, who are pure spirits; of whom some persevered in grace and entered heaven while others sinned and were damned. The good angels are...
by Editor | Jun 8, 2015 | Doctrine, God, God the Author
God the Author of Nature and the Supernatural Part One: Creation as a Divine Act THESIS III by Fr. John A. Hardon, S.J. THESIS III: GOD’S ULTIMATE PURPOSE IN CREATING IS HIS OWN GOODNESS: TO MANIFEST HIS PERFECTION THROUGH THE BENEFITS HE BESTOWS ON CREATURES,...
by Editor | Jun 1, 2015 | Doctrine, God, God the Author
God the Author of Nature and the Supernatural Part One: Creation as a Divine Act THESIS II God Keeps the World in Existence Positively, Directly and Immediately by Fr. John A. Hardon, S.J. The present thesis is the next logical step after seeing that God created the...
by Editor | May 25, 2015 | Doctrine, God, God the Author
God the Author of Nature and the Supernatural Part One: Creation as a Divine Act THESIS I God Alone Created the World, In Time and with Perfect Freedom by Fr. John A. Hardon, S.J. Just as deity describes the intimate nature of God, so the whole cosmos or everything...
by Editor | Apr 24, 2015 | Doctrine, Orthodoxy
by Fr. John A. Hardon, S.J. In almost any group of Catholics today, one hears the question frequently asked, “Are you a conservative or liberal Catholic?” Or perhaps it is posed, “Are you charismatic?” Then again the speaker may interrogate his...