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Dec 2017
Last week I began to compare and contrast the lives of two contemporaries: the rebel reformer, Martin Luther, and maybe the greatest agent of the ‘Counter-Reformation’, St. Ignatius of Loyola. Today, I will bring the contrast to a conclusion. If we are to contrast Luther and St. Ignatius, what is perhaps most striking is that Luther thought that he discovered the ‘real’ Jesus Christ in the pages of Sacred Scripture and that discovery led him to reject the sacraments of the Church, especially the celebration of the Mass. St. Ignatius, however, discovered......
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December 08, 2017
Heresy and Holiness of Two Contemporaries: Martin Luther and St. Ignatius of Loyola: Part I
In the wake of the 500th anniversary of the beginning of the Protestant Reformation I have been writing critically of two fundamental Protestant principles, ‘Scripture alone’ and ‘Faith alone’. While it is necessary to remember...
November 03, 2017
The Contradictions of ‘Scripture Alone”: Part I
On October 31 the world celebrated the 500th anniversary of the beginning of the Protestant Reformation. As we commemorate this tragic event that has ended by weakening faith, reducing it ever more to a private,...