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Baptism of Desire: Its Origin and Abandonment in the Thought of Saint Augustine

by Brian Kelly April 28, 2011

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 Augustine (+430) until Saint Alphonsus Maria de Liguori (+1787), the last … More →

Posted in Articles, Outside the Church there is no Salvation, Theology | Tagged Abbot Jerome Theisen, Baptism, baptism of blood, Baptism of desire, Book of Sentences, Catechumen, Council of Trent, De Ecclesiasticis Dogmatibus, Extra Ecclesiam nulla salus, Father Bernard Otten, Father Francois Laisney, Father Jean Marc Rulleau, Father Joseph Pfeiffer, Father Karl Rahner, Father William A. Jurgens, Fritz Hoffmann, Hugh of St. Victor, Justification, Peter Abelard, Peter Lombard, Pope Innocent II, Pope Innocent III, Pope Saint Stephen, Saint Ambrose, Saint Anselm, Saint Augustine, Saint Bernard, Saint Cyprian, Saint Cyril, Saint Francis Xavier, Saint Gregory Nazianzen, Valentinian II | 22 Comments

Holy Mary – the Flower of Carmel

by Mark Alessio February 21, 2006

Thy head is like Carmel: and the hairs of thy head as the purple of the king bound in the channels. (Cant. 7:5) In the ancient land of Palestine lies Mount Carmel (in Hebrew, Hakkarmel, “the garden”), the crown of a mountain range renowned for its beauty. Adorned with numerous aromatic plants and wild flowers, its heights are also covered with pine, prickly oak, myrtle, … More →