If you ever find yourself tempted to seize power that isn’t yours, you might want to take a quiet moment to read Numbers 16. It’s the kind of biblical story that makes Game of Thrones look tame. It’s a wild story, the kind you’d think belonged in a dramatic action movie instead of Scripture. In […]
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Introduction The notion that Christ established His Church on Earth, entrusting it to the leadership of Peter and the Apostles, is foundational to Catholic theology. This understanding stands in contrast to the modern idea that each person can independently decide their path in following Christ, effectively becoming their own church. To address this debate, we
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There is a curious thing about human nature that we should rather look away from uncomfortable truths than face them squarely. We prefer our religion sanitised, our theology tidied up, our symbols cleaned and made respectable. This tendency, I think, explains why so many of our Protestant brethren have such an aversion to the crucifix—that
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The Weight of the Most Solemn Day There are moments in human history when time itself seems to hold its breath, when the ordinary rhythm of days is interrupted by something so profound that it demands absolute attention. For ancient Israel, the Day of Atonement was precisely such a moment. On this single day each
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