catholic theology

At post-grad level.

Also, do you think an undergrad in English, Communications and a Minor In Catholic Theology is good enough to enable me to study Catholic Theology at Grad level in the U.K.

Try the National Catholic College Admission Association for a complete list of U.S. Catholic colleges and universities with details: http://www.catholiccollegesonline.org/in dex.html

With love in Christ.

2008-06-20 18:35:27 by Pichka

Catherine Alexander speaks with Father Abbot Nicholas of Holy Resurrection Romanian Catholic Monastery in Newberry Springs, CA about Eastern ...

The practice is common on All Saints and All Souls days. It is also found in many non-Christian settings across the globe. The specific question here is how the practice is explained as a part of Catholic theology and liturgy. Suggestions for further readings large or small would be helpful. Is there anything in the standard works of the Catholic Church that deal with the practice? Also would like to know how the practice made its way into Catholic practices.

As Christians we believe that death is not the end, it is rather the beginning of our eternal life in heaven. We do not fear death, evil, or Satan. In Christ, we can laugh in the face of death.

These Eastern European practices along with the Latin American tradition of Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) which are celebrated on the All Saints Day (November 1) and All Souls Day (November 2) relate closely to Catholic theology.

Catholics believe in the Communion of Saints. This doctrine states that all saints are intimately related in the Body of Christ, a family. When you die and go to heaven, you do not leave this family.

Everyone in heaven or on their way to heaven are saints, you, me, my deceased grandmother, Mary the mother of Jesus, Mother Teresa and Pope John Paul II.

As part of this family, you may ask your family and friends living here on earth to pray for you. Or, you may also ask the Blessed Virgin Mary, Saint Andrew, or your deceased grandmother living in heaven to pray for you.

Or you can go to their grave site and have a picnic with them.

Our friends and relatives in heaven can be closer to us than our friends and relatives across the country.

With love in Christ.

2007-04-07 08:30:10 by John W

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Sources would be appreciated.

Jesuit theology would be the same as the Catholic Church, if there are any differences it would be based on the teachings of Ignatius of Loyola. Jesuits are not a religion, but an obedient subject of the pope both white & black.

2008-11-28 19:17:57 by Giffu672

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Very little if any.

The really nice thing (one of them) is that we as Catholics have the Catechism of the Catholic Church. It has our beliefs in them and our greatest Theologians are the Church Father, and the Early Christians, St. Thomas Aquinas, St. Francis of Assisi, many more.

Because we have this Catechism along with the New Testament, there is no reason, or even no acceptance of modern Theologians that vary from what we hold as core Beliefs that are either straight out of the Bible, or Sacred Traditions that have been handed down from the time of Christ. Our Scripture and our Traditions are not in conflict with each other, they enhance each other, as a matter of fact, the Catholic Church pre-dates the Bible itself by 300 years.

Back to the question, you will find differences among modern Theologians, normally about how much music should be in the mass, or if we should go back to Latin, or offer both in Mass. The main substance of our Beliefs is set already.

It is really cool!

Peace be with you!

2008-08-20 12:42:28 by Citizen Of The Cosmos

Is Saint Augustine responsible for the current predestination theology of the catholic church? If not, where did it originate?

'Predestination' - which I can define quite simply as the observation that no soul can enter eternal life unless God assists that soul in advance, which assistance is in some way determined since the dawn of time - is a doctrine which is found in some fashion in the Bible, both in Old and New Testaments (in Genesis, Job, and especially in Paul, see Romans 9-11 and Ephesians 1-2). Augustine developed and systematized the doctrine considerably in the 5th century, and Aquinas even more so in the 13th. Both affirmed the doctrine but also affirmed free will. In the 16th century many Protestant reformers (Luther and Calvin) affirmed it even more strongly, and rejected the parallel teaching on free will, whereas Catholics maintain the more traditional teaching of Augustine and Aquinas.

The doctrine is very complex and capable of many variations. Some see it as compatible with freedom (Catholics), some do not (Calvinists), some reject it completely (Pelagians, Armenians), some see it as dependent upon human choice (the semi-Pelagians), others do not. Some see it as conditioned in some way by sin (infralapsarians), others do not (prelapsarians). In any case, you can roughly imagine a spectrum with human freedom on one side and divine omnipotence on the other and envision various positions falling along the spectrum. On the one side are those Christians who affirm freedom and reject predestination (these are very, very few, including only a handful of Evangelicals and smaller sects); on the other are those who affirm predestination and reject freedom (these are somewhat larger but still relatively small, including Calvinists and most Lutherans), and the bulk are scattered along the middle, attempting to affirm both while acknowledging that their reconciliation is ultimately a mystery (these include Catholics, Anglicans, etc.)

So, to answer your question, the 'current predestination theology of the Catholic church' has its roots in Augustine, although of course Augustine believed the teaching was ultimately biblical. But, again, the 'predestination theology' of the Catholic church is actually quite moderate compared to that of most Protestant churches, who have a much more radical view which denies human freedom altogether.

2009-08-20 10:57:37 by MadCat