Pardon, Peace, and Interpersonal Forgiveness
Fr. John Burns

The Origin of Evil in the Fall of the Angels, and Creation of Man and Woman
Dr. Alan Schreck asks: Why, if God is all good and all powerful, does evil exist?
This begins with sin of Lucifer and the angels who followed his example in rebellion against God. The summit of God’s creation in the material order is the human person, bearing God’s “image and likeness” and created for communion with God and others. He also unpacks what the Church learns about the human person and God’s revealed plan for the human race from the Book of Genesis.
Dr. Schreck reviews how the Catholic catechesis on the Church follows the order of Vatican II's "Dogmatic Constitution on the Church" (Lumen Gentium). He then describes how the…...
The final 'mark' of the Church is "apostolic." What does that mean? Certainly, it refers to the apostles and their mission and ministry. But who carried on this…...
What does it mean that "the Church is holy?" Some think it means perfect or sinless, which is obviously not the case for the Church on earth. Dr.…...