Before entering the Catholic church, I had a lot of misconceptions about what Catholicism was. I am not the only one that had these misconceptions, and these misconceptions are still ongoing for many people. There is a very vivid memory I have of the day I made myself a challenge. At the time I was... Continue Reading →
St. Irenaeus and the Rule of Faith
In the second century Gnosticism threatened to tear the young church apart. It was a heresy that taught that all matter was evil, Jesus was spirit, and that true salvific doctrine was passed down through a secret oral tradition[1]. To combat this growing problem the early church father Irenaeus wrote a lengthy treatise titled Against... Continue Reading →