Category: Theology

The proper object that theology studies is God. Theos is the Greek word for God. However, in this section are articles not only about God, but about the Faith and moral issues which constitute Church doctrine.   Certain articles that appear in this section also appear in other sections, such as that on the “Sacraments,” “Catechisis,” “Faith and Reason,” and “Heresies and Errors.”

Theology is a broad subject.  Candidates for the priesthood must complete four years of theology.  Theology is divided into natural, supernatural, and pastoral theology.  These, in turn, are divided into other related subjects.  Natural theology is the study of God as we can know Him by reason alone.  Supernatural theology is the study of the God as He revealed Himself to man, in scripture and tradition.  Pastoral theology is the study of God in His relation to the members of the Church, His body.  Sacramental theology would fall under this category. So would canon law, as part of ecclesiology, the study of the Church.

Other branches of theology are dogmatics, moral theology, biblical theology, and ascetical or mystical theology.

A Yiddish Curse

I don’t usually share hate mail, but this the first time we’ve received a Yiddish curse via our contact form on Catholicism.org, and it somehow seems worth noting. This came in the digital mailbag last night: The Jewish Nation will … Continue reading

The Kingdom of God in Human History

On 18 August Charles Coulombe published an article for Catholicism.org under the title Which Christian Nation Are We Defending? Using the peg of some rather parochial in-fighting between Tucker Carlson, Nick Fuentes and others, Mr Coulombe took the opportunity to … Continue reading