FaithAndMission
Relating to Adult Faith Formation series at St. Catherine of Siena Catholic Church in Kennesaw, Georgia
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The Church on All Souls
We meant to continue to talk about how the Church is not simply a human-level non-government organization even if it is a large government contractor, but somewhere along the way we got to talking about Purgatory. (We go where the Spirit leads.) Because the church is set up as a heavenly society in the midst… Continue reading
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Moralistic Therapeutic Deism
This formulation has gained a lot of attention, and it quickly became obvious that moralistic therapeutic deism was not just the belief of millennial teenagers but was characteristic of whole swaths of the Christian world. The prevalence of this approach to Christianity represents a degenerate and weak state of Christianity that is highly vulnerable to… Continue reading
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US Politics in neo-Gnostic Progressivism
How does the neo-Gnostic religion map onto the current political landscape? Is this just a different way of characterizing leftist liberal politics? Are there Neo-Gnostic expressions of faith on the right as well as on the left? Despite any claims that they are completely separate, even in America religion and politics have always been intertwined… Continue reading
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The Gnostic Outlook Through History
The progressive religion is one that: Like many deceptive things, its darker side is not immediately apparent. We have to understand the attractiveness of the progressive religion in order to consider how to counter its influence in our own lives and in the wider society. The Gnostic outlook through history As we have noted already,… Continue reading
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Aspects of Progressivism
In progressive belief, the salvation that comes through the radical reordering of the external world is brought about solely by human effort. This is in contrast to the Christian understanding that salvation is accomplished by the initiative in the power of God himself. Humans participate and can cooperate with God’s plan, but God is the… Continue reading
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Progressivism’s Structure
An unfortunate aspect of modern progressive religion it is not usually recognized as a dogmatic faith by its followers. Many of these modern progressives would describe themselves as rational, scientific, and non-religious. But challenge them on a core opinion, and you will run into a grip as tight as any faithful Christian would hold to… Continue reading
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neo-Gnostic Progressivism
As Catholic Christians we know that the true religion is Christianity. But today, as is true in every age, there is a religion of the day. The author suggests that the dominant religion of the day that is not Christian might be called this: modern neo-Gnostic progressive utopian revolutionary religion. For the sake of simplicity,… Continue reading
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Introducing the Religion of the Day
As a reminder of what we discussed in the Spring, the world around the Church no longer is supportive of the Church’s mission of sharing the good news of Jesus Christ and then living a life in accordance with his teachings. Since the age of Christendom – the age during which the world DID support… Continue reading
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Shea Week Eleven
In a Christendom age, a deeper conversion to Christ usually means taking more seriously the moral teaching of the church. In such an age, there’s not much argument over dogmatic teachings. Everyone believes that there is a God and there’s a heaven and hell and there are angels and demons and there’s going to be… Continue reading
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Shea Week Ten
Since the church is no longer in the heart of the broader culture, it can do little by means of the traditional methods of diplomacy, developing relationships and maintaining influential positions. We don’t have any influential positions anymore. But we can still be witnesses. Consider the witness of Mother Teresa. She spent her life treating… Continue reading
Bound in Love 