Catholicism.org » Outside the Church there is no Salvation http://catholicism.org An online journal edited by the Slaves of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, Richmond N.H. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:17:34 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 The Real Gospel of Life http://catholicism.org/ad-rem-no-172.html http://catholicism.org/ad-rem-no-172.html#comments Mon, 21 Nov 2011 18:35:48 +0000 Brother André Marie http://catholicism.org/?p=25124 The moral teachings of the Church are of a piece with her teachings on faith. Christ’s supernatural revelation to the Church, along with the natural law also entrusted to her, constitute a “seamless garment”1 of truth about God, man, and the destiny of man in God. To abstract one or another of the constituent truths ... ...Read More »]]> http://catholicism.org/ad-rem-no-172.html/feed 8 The King and the ‘Lex Orandi’ http://catholicism.org/the-king-and-the-lex-orandi.html http://catholicism.org/the-king-and-the-lex-orandi.html#comments Sat, 29 Oct 2011 15:14:19 +0000 Brother André Marie http://catholicism.org/?p=24814 Tomorrow is the Feast of Christ the King, the glorious Christian festival instituted by Pope Pius XI to remind the world of the truth taught by his own papal motto: Pax Christi in regno Christi (the peace of Christ in the Kingdom of Christ). There will be no peace among nations without the social reign of ... ...Read More »]]> http://catholicism.org/the-king-and-the-lex-orandi.html/feed 1 Has the Church Changed Its Teaching on No Salvation Outside the Church? http://catholicism.org/has-the-church-changed-its-teaching-on-no-salvation-outside-the-church.html http://catholicism.org/has-the-church-changed-its-teaching-on-no-salvation-outside-the-church.html#comments Wed, 26 Oct 2011 18:40:36 +0000 Brian Kelly http://catholicism.org/?p=24787 Brother André Marie introduced me to the Called to Communion: Reformation Meets Rome website this morning. The writers for the site are all young scholars who have converted to the Catholic Faith during the past decade. One of them, Tom Brown, penned a commentary on an intriguing article by a Protestant professor, Dr. David VanDrunen, ... ...Read More »]]> http://catholicism.org/has-the-church-changed-its-teaching-on-no-salvation-outside-the-church.html/feed 10 Father Michael Rodriguez Hits the Jackpot http://catholicism.org/father-michael-rodriguez-hits-the-jackpot.html http://catholicism.org/father-michael-rodriguez-hits-the-jackpot.html#comments Wed, 12 Oct 2011 17:31:30 +0000 Brother André Marie http://catholicism.org/?p=24638 Father Michael Rodriguez, the manly, priestly, zealous Mexican cleric of the El Paso Diocese, has given an interview to Michael Matt. It’s a little peek into the steely soul of a staunch alter-Christus whose defense of marriage has brought him much publicity and a storm of hatred from the enemies of the Church. In a ... ...Read More »]]> http://catholicism.org/father-michael-rodriguez-hits-the-jackpot.html/feed 5 St. Maximilian Kolbe’s Marian Approach to EENS http://catholicism.org/st-maximilian-kolbes-marian-approach-to-eens.html http://catholicism.org/st-maximilian-kolbes-marian-approach-to-eens.html#comments Tue, 13 Sep 2011 14:46:23 +0000 Brother André Marie http://catholicism.org/?p=24305 “Therefore, he who does not wish to have Mary Immaculate for Mother will not have Christ for his brother, neither will God the Father send him the Son, nor will the Son descend into his soul, nor will the Holy Spirit with His own graces form the Mystical Body upon the model of Christ, because ... ...Read More »]]> http://catholicism.org/st-maximilian-kolbes-marian-approach-to-eens.html/feed 12 Your Apostasy Will Take You to Hell, Fr. Kennedy http://catholicism.org/your-apostasy-will-take-you-to-hell-fr-kennedy.html http://catholicism.org/your-apostasy-will-take-you-to-hell-fr-kennedy.html#comments Fri, 29 Jul 2011 19:07:59 +0000 The Philosopher http://catholicism.org/?p=23759 “Apostasy is the total repudiation of the christian faith.” (Code of Canon Law, Canon 751)

“[Father Peter Kennedy] said he had not believed in Jesus for some time, calling the son of God a ‘fable’ and a ‘metaphor’. (The Sydney Morning Herald)

The point has been made a few times on this site. ... ...Read More »]]> http://catholicism.org/your-apostasy-will-take-you-to-hell-fr-kennedy.html/feed 6 Joe Sobran on ‘America’s Civil Religion’ http://catholicism.org/joe-sobran-on-americas-civil-religion.html http://catholicism.org/joe-sobran-on-americas-civil-religion.html#comments Thu, 19 May 2011 15:32:02 +0000 Brother André Marie http://catholicism.org/?p=22851 In March of 2000, Joe Sobran — may his soul rest in peace — wrote a wonderful piece called “In Defense of Bob Jones.” It was recently brought to my attention by a good friend who knew Joe and, like me, relished his writing. Like most of Sobran’s work, this article succinctly blends wit and ... ...Read More »]]> http://catholicism.org/joe-sobran-on-americas-civil-religion.html/feed 13 Baptism of Desire: Its Origin and Abandonment in the Thought of Saint Augustine http://catholicism.org/baptism-of-desire-its-origin-and-abandonment-in-the-thought-of-saint-augustine.html http://catholicism.org/baptism-of-desire-its-origin-and-abandonment-in-the-thought-of-saint-augustine.html#comments Thu, 28 Apr 2011 21:04:24 +0000 Brian Kelly http://catholicism.org/?p=22523 Perish the thought that a person predestined to eternal life could be allowed to end this life without the sacrament of the mediator. (Saint Augustine)

This article will focus on the question of explicit baptism of desire — as it was understood by most western doctors of the Church from the time of Saint ... ...Read More »]]> http://catholicism.org/baptism-of-desire-its-origin-and-abandonment-in-the-thought-of-saint-augustine.html/feed 13 Remembering Father Feeney http://catholicism.org/remembering-father-feeney.html http://catholicism.org/remembering-father-feeney.html#comments Thu, 31 Mar 2011 15:29:38 +0000 Br. Francis Maluf, M.I.C.M. http://catholicism.org/?p=22018 During the long years (1942-1978) in which I was privileged to associate with Father Feeney on a daily basis, I kept a record of statements he would make from time to time, in his sermons or lectures, or in ordinary conversation that struck me at that moment as proceeding from a deep mystical realization or ... ...Read More »]]> http://catholicism.org/remembering-father-feeney.html/feed 0 Law of Praying Is the Law of Believing http://catholicism.org/law-of-praying-is-the-law-of-believing.html http://catholicism.org/law-of-praying-is-the-law-of-believing.html#comments Fri, 25 Mar 2011 20:37:27 +0000 Brian Kelly http://catholicism.org/?p=21959 In the old Raccolta there were many indulgenced prayers for the conversion of non-Catholics to the Church. Within these prayers there was usually included the dogma that outside the Church there is no salvation. Today, the only indulgenced prayer I could find for the conversion of anyone outside the Church is the following. It is ... ...Read More »]]> http://catholicism.org/law-of-praying-is-the-law-of-believing.html/feed 3