Always Reforming (Semper Reformanda)

Here is a tale of two reformations—one Protestant and one Catholic.

Both of these reformations (really, “revivals”) occurred several decades after the Protestant Reformation, which began when Martin Luther nailed his Ninety-five Theses to the door of All Saints’ Church in Wittenberg. The Protestant Reformation emphasized a return to the authority of Scripture, the doctrine of salvation through faith by grace alone, salvation in Christ alone, and all things for the glory of God. These are refe...