Hopefully this will give some insights into other major religions of the world, and help us understand the motivations of various peoples based on their religious beliefs to help us better work with them and understand them in friendships, relationships, business and politics.
Category: Religion
Some Great Courses Reflecting On Christianity, In General, Mostly Historically, Up to the Present
The teachers of these courses and the next set I will review are not necessarily Catholic, but give a different perspective or relate historical facts of interest and should not be relied upon for Catholic dogmatic or doctrinal accuracy. There deductions on various historical facts might point to, with regard to dogma and doctrine,… Continue reading Some Great Courses Reflecting On Christianity, In General, Mostly Historically, Up to the Present
Great Course Entitled Why Evil Exists
The exploration of evil spans philosophical and religious traditions, addressing questions of human nature and divine intention. This course surveys perspectives from Judaism, Christianity, Islam, and modern thought, examining themes like original sin, moral depravity, and the psychological dimensions of evil. Key theorists, including Augustine and Kant, are analyzed for their contributions.
Social Justice Causes and The Catholic Church and How The Catholic Church Can, In My Opinion, Have More impact
The author argues that the Church’s primary mission should be the salvation of souls, not social justice activism. They believe that focusing on traditional practices, like the Latin Mass, can organically lead to social justice outcomes. Examples of influential Catholics like Lech Walesa and Cesar Chavez support this viewpoint.
You Tubes Showing the gentle way Charlie Kirk conducted his discussions, Repeating My Thoughts Concerning Hell and arguing that Originally God Created Man Without Suffering
Since I was young, I always had only one question in my mind concerning my religion, “why would an all-good God create a place like hell?” I always had faith that it was true (since God – Jesus Christ, said it), that hell existed and I was always determined not to go there, by obeying… Continue reading You Tubes Showing the gentle way Charlie Kirk conducted his discussions, Repeating My Thoughts Concerning Hell and arguing that Originally God Created Man Without Suffering
On Sacrifice
Sacrifice, as was possibly mentioned some time in this blog (or at least should have been), is the supreme act of religion. But we need an in-depth description of sacrifice in its proper sense to investigate all its implications and past religions practices bearing on the Catholic holy sacrifice of the mass. To insure… Continue reading On Sacrifice
Salvations Climax Summarized
The last thing that should be mentioned is Pentecost. In the Old Testament, God the Father interacted with man directly, communicating with him, punishing him, rewarding him and giving prophets the information that He would be sending a messiah to save them from the punishment due to original sin
Pertinent Information on the Great Courses Lectures on The History of Christianity from the Disciples to the Dawn of the Reformation
The following are the subjects of each of the 30-minute lectures Disc 1 1. The Historical Study of Christianity 2. The First Cultural context – Greece and Rome 3. The First Cultural context – Judaism 4. The Jesus Movement and the birth of Christianity 5. Paul and Christianity’s first Expansion 5. The Diversity of… Continue reading Pertinent Information on the Great Courses Lectures on The History of Christianity from the Disciples to the Dawn of the Reformation
A Review of the course guide book for the Great Courses Lectures and one of the biggest misunderstandings of Protestants exposed in The Catholic Church: A History
Most of the guide books that come with the great course’s lectures have summaries of each lecture, as well as suggested reading and questions to consider after each summary with the guidebook concluding with an extensive bibliography and some pages left blank except for the heading of notes, which, surprise, I assume are for… Continue reading A Review of the course guide book for the Great Courses Lectures and one of the biggest misunderstandings of Protestants exposed in The Catholic Church: A History
Pertinent Information on the Great Courses DVD lectures on The Catholic Church: A History
The DVDs. The following are the subjects of each of the 30-minute long lectures Disc 1 Disc 2 7. Latin Theology, Including Augustine 8. Popes and Bishops in the Early Middle Ages 9. Monasticism- Benedict and His Rule 10. Evangelizing Northern and Eastern Europe 11.The Germanization of Christianity 12. Charlemagne an the Church in… Continue reading Pertinent Information on the Great Courses DVD lectures on The Catholic Church: A History
Traditional Thomistic Catholic 