Following the commandments is an obligation or an option?

Posted on January 17, 2016 by EN - Denzinger Bergoglio in Uncategorized and tagged Benedict XVI, Catechism of the Catholic Church, Family, John Paul II, John XXIII, Moral, Paul VI, Pius IX, Pius XI, Sacred Scripture, Saint Augustine.

Among the wide feedback that we have been receiving from around the globe, offering support and useful contributions, some time ago we received a suggestion for an analysis, from a brother priest, regarding one of the topics addressed by Francis in a General Audience, during the preparatory series for the Synod of Bishops on the family. This request already contains some excellent points for this study, and so we decided to make it available to our readers. Obviously, we have excluded the parts of the letter that might reveal the identity of the priest (and have copied from the original English translation passages that our brother priest cites in Spanish).Continue Reading

Can simple good-will replace theological investigation?

Posted on January 7, 2016 by EN - Denzinger Bergoglio in Uncategorized and tagged Benedict XVI, Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, God, home, John Paul II, Leo XIII, Pius IX, Sacred Scripture, Saint Thomas Aquinas, Theology, Vatican Council II.

‘The truth cannot impose itself except by virtue of its own truth, as it makes its entrance into the mind at once quietly and with power’. These are words of wisdom from the Declaration Dignitatis Humanae of Vatican Council II. And what is theology if not the search and explicitation of divine truth? Really, theological reflection revives faith, for the truth offered by Revelation surpasses the capacities of human knowledge, but does not oppose reason.Continue Reading

If the family is the family, can one also say that it is a social and cultural reality?

Posted on December 31, 2015 by EN - Denzinger Bergoglio in Uncategorized and tagged Benedict XVI, Catechism of the Catholic Church, Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, Family, John Paul II, John XXIII, Leo XIII, Morals, Pius IX, Pius XI, Pius XII, Sacred Scripture, Saint Augustine, Saint Thomas Aquinas, Vatican Council II.

This site, which aims to shed light on the terribly confusing ideas that go around these days, ever since its beginnings some time ago has quite predictably received, receives and it most probably will continue to receive, criticism from various quarters. Continue Reading

Education, sport and culture – without God?! – the pillars of youth formation for Francis

Posted on December 12, 2015 by EN - Denzinger Bergoglio in Uncategorized and tagged Benedict XVI, Education, John Paul II, Pastoral, Pius IX, Pius XI, Sacred Scripture, Saint Thomas Aquinas, Scholas Ocurrentes.

In the calendar of Catholic Saints there are numerous saints who excelled in the formation of youth. Saints who, in the most varied junctures in history were called to support and sanctify this age-group, so often neglected…but which God never abandons. Among them, perhaps no one is as renowned for the vastness of his work as Saint John Bosco. His life, full of miracles, and his particular charism for carrying out his mission make of the father of the Salesian family the authority par excellence in the area of youth education. His work, born in the midst of adverse circumstances, has today spread throughout the world.Continue Reading

What should religious offer to the world: a witness of virtue or of sin?

Posted on December 4, 2015 by EN - Denzinger Bergoglio in Uncategorized and tagged Catechism of the Catholic Church, Code of Canon Law, Grace, John Paul II, Pius IX, Pius XI, Religious Life, Sacred Scripture, Saint Augustine, Sin, Vatican Council II.

Imagine someone who becomes seriously ill, and after many attempts for a cure, finally finds a doctor who prescribes an efficacious remedy. After some days of treatment, he finds himself cured. Naturally, gratitude will bring him to transmit to as many as possible the competence of the doctor and efficacious medicine prescribed, emphasizing the gravity of the illness he was saved from. His testimony, besides praising the doctor, will serve for posterior experiences regarding this illness and encourage all of those who suffer from it to hope for a cure. Evidently, no one would think that this propaganda entails an apology of the sad condition of the sick person…Continue Reading

Do Catholics and muslims worship the same God?

Posted on December 2, 2015 by EN - Denzinger Bergoglio in Uncategorized and tagged Benedict XVI, Catechism of the Catholic Church, Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, Council of Florence (Ecumenical XVII), Council of Toledo (693), Dogma, Ecumenism, God, Islam, John Paul II, Paul VI, Pius IX, Pius X, Pius XI, Sacred Scripture, Saint Augustine, Saint Thomas Aquinas, Vatican Council I.

Some of the most beautiful pages of the History of the Church are doubtlessly those written with the blood of the Martyrs who, giving their lives for love of Jesus Christ, received from the hands of their executioners both the death of their mortal bodies and the everlasting glory of immolating themselves for the One who had rescued them on the Cross. Defenseless children, heroic virgins, robust men, venerable ancients, throughout the ages and in all places, have heard the summons to give a resplendent and moving testimony to the power of the Gospel.Continue Reading

Humbling oneself before others: when, how and to what does this teaching of Christ relate?

Posted on October 26, 2015 by EN - Denzinger Bergoglio in Uncategorized and tagged Benedict XV, Benedict XVI, Catechism of Trent, Dogma, Ecclesiology, Humble, John Paul II, John XXIII, Leo XIII, Pius IX, Pius X, Pius XI, Pius XII, Sacred Scripture, Saint Augustine, Saint John Chrysostom, Saint Teresa of Jesus, Saint Thomas Aquinas.

Perusing the pages of human history, and comparing ages long past, peoples distant from one another, and the most different cultures, we notice one common denominator: the presence of egoism, power struggles, greed and all the other vices related to pride. It is not surprising, since our first parents, Adam and Eve, fell into the trap of the evil one, thinking that by their disobedience they would become ‘like gods’ (cf Gen 3:5).Continue Reading

The divorced who ‘remarry’ enjoy God’s friendship?

Posted on October 13, 2015 by EN - Denzinger Bergoglio in Divorced - Second Union and tagged Benedict XVI, Catechism of saint Pius X, Catechism of the Catholic Church, Catechism of Trent, Council of Trent, Divorced - Second Union, Family, Moral, Pius IX, Pius X, Pius XI, remarry, Sacred Scripture, Saint Augustine.

Who hasn’t passed through the sad situation of assisting a beloved one in their last moments? When finally he or she passes away, we continue to suffer as we contemplate their body, inert, but still loved….But, death is cruel – for it’s not satisfied to just take away life…if we don’t bury the body, a dangerous decay occurs, putting the health of the others at risk. Continue Reading

Can the matrimonial bond be ruptured? Isn’t marriage indissoluble? An essential addition…

Posted on October 12, 2015 by EN - Denzinger Bergoglio in Uncategorized and tagged Benedict XVI, Catechism of the Catholic Church, Catechism of Trent, Clement XIII, Code of Canon Law, Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, Family, International Theological Commission, John Paul II, Moral, Pius IX, Pius XI, Sacred Scripture.

When we priests prepare young couples for marriage, we know that one of the most important points that is to be made clear is regarding the indissolubility of the marriage bond, which is sealed when they contract matrimony. Continue Reading

Those who live publicly and impenitently in sin cannot watch over the faith of anyone

Posted on October 4, 2015 by EN - Denzinger Bergoglio in Uncategorized and tagged Benedict XVI, Catechism of the Catholic Church, Catechism of Trent, Code of Canon Law, Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments, Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, Council of Trent, Gregory XVI, International Theological Commission, John Paul II, Leo XIII, Moral, Pius IX, Pius VII, Pius XI, Pius XII, Sacraments, Saint Thomas Aquinas, Stephen III, Vatican Council II.

Ever since the beginning, God established matrimony as an indissoluble alliance and granted it a blessing that was “not forfeited by original sin, nor washed away by the flood.” In elevating matrimony to the dignity of a sacrament, Jesus Christ not only made this union more indissoluble and holy, but also willed that it reflect His own fidelity to the Church.Continue Reading

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