Easter Reveals Who We Are: Sons and Daughters of God
COMMENTARY: During the Easter Octave, the Church points us to our true identity: through the Cross and Resurrection, we are not merely pardoned but remade as sons and daughters of God.
Results from Tag: 'salvation'
From Baptism to Mission in Christ and in Us
COMMENTARY: Baptism makes us missionary disciples in communion with God and each other. As children of God, we are sent out to give witness to God the Father’s love, God the Son’s saving work, and God the Holy Spirit’s gifts and works.
What Must I Do to Be Saved? A Catholic Response to Luther’s ‘Faith Alone’
‘Justification is conferred in Baptism, the sacrament of faith. It conforms us to the righteousness of God, who makes us inwardly just by the power of his mercy.’ (Catechism 1992)
Christ Is the Light of Nations
‘Those who have not yet received the Gospel are related in various ways to the people of God,’ says Lumen Gentium. ‘Whatever good or truth is found amongst them is looked upon by the Church as a preparation for the Gospel.’
Theology of Geography: Jesus’ Baptism Site Brims With Significance
COMMENTARY: Jesus began his public ministry at the lowest place on earth so that we may ascend to the Father.
Mary’s Perfect ‘Yes’: Why the Immaculate Conception Was Fitting for Salvation
COMMENTARY: The ‘singular grace and privilege’ of the New Eve was God’s preparation for her fiat.
What the Bible Says About Moral Assurance of Salvation
One has to be in a state of grace, and not in a state of mortal sin, in order to be saved in the end.
Sanctification and Works Are Tied to Salvation
Dozens of biblical passages affirm the Catholic teaching on justification
Love, Not Genius, Will Save Your Fallen-Away Loved Ones
COMMENTARY: Take a lesson from St. Augustine and St. Monica: Prayer is the single most effective answer to this problem, as it is to all problems.
