The doctrine with which we are concerned is both the divine heart of the Gospel and the Gospel for the human heart. To seek an answer to the question, How can a man be just before God? is to be ...

Sacred Scripture says that Phinehas was justified by works, just as Abraham was (James 2:21-22 below): Psalms 106:30-31 (RSV) Then Phinehas stood up and interposed, and the plague was stayed. And that ...

Pope Francis greets the crowd as he arrives for his general audience in the Paul VI hall at the Vatican Sept. 29, 2021. (CNS photo/Paul Haring) Below is the text of Pope Francis’ weekly Wednesday ...

One of the hardest things to understand about the gospel of Jesus Christ is justification through faith alone. How can unrighteous people actually have a right standing with a holy God? If we are dead ...

At the general audience, Francis said: "What is hidden behind the word 'justification', which is so decisive for faith? It is not easy to arrive at an exhaustive definition, but in the whole of St ...

This column is the second in a series of 10 explaining salvation from the historic Christian viewpoint. Nine different aspects of salvation were introduced last month. This month, the first of the ...

Addressing doctrinal divisions on day one of the Q conference. The Q gathering kicked off in Chicago today. 600 Christian leaders in the church, business, social sector, education, government, and the ...

During his general audience on Nov. 26, Pope Benedict XVI continued his series of catecheses on St. Paul. He spoke about the consequences deriving from justification by faith and by the action of the ...