The Infallible Authority of Bishops (Teaching Authority in the Catholic Church Episode 5)
"Remember that Jesus promised indefectibility to the Church as a community; it doesn’t reside in one individual person, though there is one very notable exception I’ll touch on soon. However, when all...
6 Jan 202315min
Four Misconceptions about Bishops (Teaching Authority in the Catholic Church Episode 4)
"In episode one of this series, we justified the Church’s teaching authority by exploring scripture. Specifically, we explored the biblical basis for bishops, who were ordained by a ritual called the ...
28 Dec 20225min
What is a Magisterium? (Teaching Authority in the Catholic Church Episode 3)
"Magisterium this. Magisterium that.” I’m honestly astonished by how frequently I hear Catholics throwing that word around without properly understanding what it means. Let’s break it down."
23 Dec 20227min
Sentences, Propositions, and Developments (Teaching Authority in the Catholic Church Episode 2)
Yes, indeed, our feeble human words fail to convey the almighty Word of God. But, given how we Christians believe that God created us with a similarity, or likeness, to Him, we can use our feeble huma...
16 Dec 20229min
The Origins of the Catholic Church's Authority (Teaching Authority in the Catholic Church Episode 1)
"Why does the Catholic Church have so many rules? And with over 2,000 years of councils, papal documents, and catechesis, does every Church teaching have the same amount of relevance today? These are ...
9 Dec 20227min
What Can we Learn from the Ecumenical Councils (The Ecumenical Councils Episode 24)
In part twenty four of this series about the ecumenical councils according to the Catholic Church, Will Deatherage explores a few trends he observed from the ecumenical councils.
21 Okt 20226min
Vatican II (The Ecumenical Councils Part 23)
In part twenty three of this series about the ecumenical councils according to the Catholic Church, Will Deatherage examines the Second Vatican Council, which responded to problems of the modern world...
14 Okt 20228min
Vatican I (The Ecumenical Councils Part 22)
Clarification: Gallicanism was NOT the idea that the Church is subservient to the state in matters of doctrine; it is the idea that local bishops must accept a papal doctrine for it to be valid, which...
7 Okt 202210min
