“One way the early Christians protected the integrity and unity of the Church is through Apostolic Succession.”
-Rev. Fr. Michael Shanbour, Know the Faith pg. 35-36
Sometimes Roman Catholic apologists have used the phrase, “Sola Scriptura is a recipe for anarchy.” And in recent years, Orth...
Kevin J. N. Hughes
Today I want to talk about something that I think should be ecumenical and help in bridging the gap between East and West. Now, I realize that there are some very serious obstacles in both theology and piety when it comes to unity between East and West. I am not trying to...
Kevin J.N. Hughes
A People of true and good sense, who have intellectually gathered that knowledge which gives life, are never jaded by the sacred sciences. Indeed it is written, “Man shall not live by bread alone but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God.” (Matthew 4:4 Deuteron...
Kevin J.N Hughes
Today I want to start a new series of reflections on saints of the day. I won’t be the only one contributing as hopefully all of the owners and even some of the employees will be able to join the fun.
For today, our feast is the Translation of the Relics of St. Ignatius of...
Kevin J.N. Hughes
I really enjoy a podcast called Gospel Simplicity. This is a very honest, open, sincere, and edifying podcast by an evangelical protestant theologian named Austin Suggs. I really like Austin as a presenter, and I really appreciate his mission to share the gospel in a way t...
All who have willingly left the things of the world, have certainly done so either for the sake of the future Kingdom, or because of the multitude of their sins, or for love of God. If they were not moved by any of these reasons their withdrawal from the world was unreasonable. But God who sets...
Kevin J.N. Hughes
The irreligious man is a mortal being with a rational nature, who of his own free will turns his back on life and thinks of his own Maker, the ever-existent, as non-existent. The lawless man is one who holds the law of God after his own depraved fashion, and thinks to comb...
Kevin J.N. Hughes
As I write this, my wife and I just had a very wonderful long weekend together, and got some much needed rest together. While we were on holiday we returned to a favorite past-time of ours, namely, we watched a few different movies. Interestingly, two of the movies we watc...
Kevin J.N Hughes
Lately, we have been exploring the Ladder of Divine Ascent, and striving to show how lay Christians can understand and climb the ladder even as the monks do. So far, we have seen a triage to gauge our starting point on this climb, discerning the various places from which a per...
