Apostolate of the Divine Heart's Blog, page 21

The Magisterium of the Catholic Church – 3

According to the declaration of Vatican Council II, the issue of infallibility with which the Divine Redeemer willed His Church to be endowed in defining doctrine of faith and morals, extends as far as the deposit of Revelation extends, which must be religiously guarded and faithfully expounded.

The Magisterium of the Catholic Church – 2

The Pope has what is known as his own ordinary magisterium (#4 above), his own teaching authority, and this by divine appointment (Mt 16:18–19). This is separate from, and in addition to, any pronouncements he might make ex cathedra (#1 above).

The Magisterium of the Catholic Church – 1

The Magisterium of the Catholic Church is its authority to establish and teach the genuine and correct tenets of the Catholic Faith.

The Heart of God the Father in Scripture

The Heart of God the Father in Christianity is indicated by 27 specific references in Sacred Scripture (Bartolo-Abela, 2012), with 26 of these references being in the Old Testament whereas one of the references in in the New Testament (Bovenmars, 1991).

Pope Francis on current ideologies striking at the heart of the Gospel

I regret that ideologies lead us at times to two harmful errors. On the one hand, there is the error of those Christians who separate these Gospel demands from their personal relationship with the Lord, from their interior union with him, from openness to his grace.

Pope Francis on the enemies of holiness

Gnosticism is one of the most sinister ideologies because, while unduly exalting knowledge or a specific experience, it considers its own vision of reality to be perfect.

God shames the proud, the entitled and the strong

God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise. God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong.

Persons with a homosexual orientation are also children of God the Father

It has become fashionable in the US, particularly in well-known Catholic media circles, for many 'conservative' White American Catholics to bash and insult, in every possible way, people who experience a homosexual orientation regardless of its onset or genesis.

DIVINE BEAUTY

Short docudrama based on the Passion according to Luisa Piccarreta and Barnabas Nwoye.

Discerning the true Church from the false church

The question was asked, "How does one discern the true Church from the false church?" The answer is simple. Ubi Petrus, ibi Ecclesia, ibi Deus.