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2022-06-12T09:47:08-04:00

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I Believe (The Apostles Creed)

Last updated on: June 12, 2022 at 9:47 am By David Schloss

“Our profession of faith begins with God, for God is the First and the Last, the beginning and the end of everything.” – Catechism of the Catholic Church, Paragraph 198. What we believe matters. Much more than science or syllogisms does the content of what we believe inform how we live. Of course, what one believes is particularly important when speaking of faith. So to properly instruct Catholics on the content of the Catholic faith, the Catholic Church has developed... Read more

2022-06-08T06:22:01-04:00

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The Holy Trinity

Last updated on: June 8, 2022 at 6:22 am By David Schloss

“There is but one unbegotten Being, God, even the Father; and one only-begotten Son, God, the Word and man; and one Comforter, the Spirit of truth.” – Ignatius of Antioch. Any discussion about God is a discussion about a great mystery. And at the core of this mystery is the rather extraordinary Christian claim that God is a trinity. In this work, I will endeavor to provide an introduction to this mystery. I will discuss each of the three persons... Read more

2022-06-05T08:18:59-04:00

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Spiritual, But Not Religious?

Last updated on: June 5, 2022 at 8:18 am By David Schloss

“Do not think that I have come to abolish the law or the prophets. I have come not to abolish but to fulfill.” – Matthew 5:17. In the three hundred years following the Enlightenment, organized religion has steadily declined in affiliation and popularity. While a rise in atheism has accompanied this decline, there has also been an increase in the nones. The nones are people who do not identify with any religion. Within the category of the nones are those... Read more

2022-06-01T06:31:14-04:00

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Beauty, Art, and Image in Catholic Thought

Last updated on: June 1, 2022 at 6:31 am By David Schloss

The beauty of the Catholic faith has inspired and created some of the greatest works of art in history. From the art of Michelangelo and Donatello to crucifixes and rosaries, the use of art and symbols are an indispensable part of understanding Catholicism. Often too, art and images provide a path to bringing people to the Catholic faith as well as disposing individuals to worship. Yet, their use has also been met with criticism and controversy. In the following exposition,... Read more

2022-05-29T08:50:11-04:00

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Theological Virtues And The Soul

Last updated on: May 29, 2022 at 8:50 am By David Schloss

Virtue, like common sense, is a quality we all think we possess in abundance. But what exactly is virtue? For Aristotle, virtue was the habit of both knowing what is good and acting toward achieving that good. Interestingly, Aristotle thought that virtue involved the action between two extremes. For example, courage is virtuous in that it is the median between cowardice and rashness. (See Aristotle. Aristotle’s Nicomachean Ethics. University of Chicago Press, 2012). The Catholic Church enumerates seven virtues; four... Read more

2022-05-25T06:22:29-04:00

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Only the Blind See

Last updated on: May 25, 2022 at 6:22 am By David Schloss

“For we walk by faith, not by sight.” – 2 Corinthians 5:7. The words of Christ in the ninth chapter of John are rather strange and even startling. “I came into this world for judgment, so that those who do not see might see, and those who do see might become blind.” (See John 9:39). In this work, I hope to provide an interpretation, if not an explanation, for how we are to understand this statement of Jesus. In... Read more

2022-05-22T09:02:24-04:00

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The Four Last Things

Last updated on: May 22, 2022 at 9:02 am By David Schloss

“There is no greater, no more important art upon earth than the art of dying a good death. Upon this thy whole eternity depends; an eternity of surpassing felicity or of unutterable torment.”- Martin Von Cochem One of the subsets contained within the vast universe of Catholic theology is eschatology. Eschatology is a Greek word that refers to the study of last things. Catholic eschatology categorizes these last things as death, judgment, Heaven, and Hell. As is often the case... Read more

2022-05-18T06:41:43-04:00

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Detachment in the Spiritual Life

Last updated on: May 18, 2022 at 6:41 am By David Schloss

“If they be faithful and seek no satisfaction in creatures, they pass from pure suffering to the pure love of God. But the fortunate souls who succeed thus far are very few.” – Saint Paul of the Cross. It was common among the Church fathers to practice spiritual detachment. Saint John of the Cross likened it to a form of blindness whereby the soul is cut off from worldly attachments and must rely entirely on faith. Properly practiced, spiritual detachment... Read more

2022-05-15T09:02:42-04:00

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The Archetypes of Christ

Last updated on: May 15, 2022 at 9:02 am By David Schloss

“We did not follow cleverly devised myths when we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but we had been eyewitnesses of his majesty.” 2 Peter 1:16. Who is Jesus? To the detriment of Christ and human understanding of Him, there have been numerous efforts to reduce Christ to a particular archetype. For some, He did not exist. For others, Jesus was a type of guru, or a first-century Jewish rebel, battling the Roman... Read more

2022-05-11T06:41:02-04:00

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The Two Risings

Last updated on: May 11, 2022 at 6:41 am By David Schloss

“If then you were raised with Christ, seek what is above, where Christ is seated at the right hand of God.” – Colossians 3:1 At Catholicism’s theological core are two rather remarkable “risings” and two corresponding feasts. I am speaking, of course, of Christ’s rising from the dead, more popularly known as Easter, and of His Ascension to Heaven. These two events have great significance for the Catholic faith. In the following exposition, I will discuss both Easter and the... Read more

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