I once wrote a paper on the Pelagian Heresy while I was in the seminary. I received a D-minus on the paper. Somehow, I was intrigued by Pelagius' notion that grace helped one to successfully exercise ...

A crucifix is silhouetted against a stained-glass window in this illustration photo. (Credit: Mike Crupi/Catholic Courier via CNS.) Listen As we continue our walk through the Church’s month of the ...

The best defense is a good offense. That is the theme of the Second Vatican Council’s 50-year-old decree Ad Gentes (To the Nations) on missionary activity, which informed the papacies that followed ...

Q: When I try to witness about Christ, people’s responses often confuse me, which leads to doubting my own salvation in Jesus Christ. Is this normal? — D.T. A: Doubts can be debilitating. Uncertainty ...

Jürgen Moltmann once wrote, “If Christian hope is reduced to the salvation of the soul in a heaven beyond death, it loses its power to renew life and change the world, and its flame is quenched.” He ...

That man is a fallen creature in need of salvation is acknowledged by Roman Catholics and Protestants alike. It is also agreed that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners. This may appear to ...