Day 48 Beginning Discussion On The Sacraments

Posted on March 29, 2023 by marklangley

In this episode we begin reading the second part of the Catechism of The Council of Trent in its treatment on the Sacraments. The Catechism discusses the origin of the word ‘sacrament’ as referring to an oath the soldiers would take declaring their pledge of service. In Scripture we see the word can sometimes signify a secret and is ultimately used to signify a sign of a sacred thing.

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Day 47 In My Father’s House There Are Many Mansions

Posted on March 28, 2023 by marklangley

In this episode we conclude our study of Part I of the Catechism of the Council of Trent. We finish reading the Catechism’s treatment of Article XII concerning “Life Everlasting” with respect to the “Accessory Happiness” that those word signify. (in addition to the “Essential Happiness” that we spoke about in Day 46). In addition to reading the Catechism, we also look at two articles in the Supplement to the Summa Theologica concerning the “mansions” of the saints. (Q. 93 Art. 2-3, Supplement)

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Day 46 The Beatific Vision

Posted on March 24, 2023 by marklangley

In this episode we continue our discussion of Article XII of the Apsotle’s Creed concering the belief in “Life Everlasting.” The Catechism teaches us in what human happiness finally and ultimately consists, namely the “Beatific Vision.” In order to understand this more fully we turn to The Summa Theologica in that part where St Thomas Aquinas treats of ‘Man’s Last End’. St. Thomas argues that man’s last end must consist in some operation of the speculative intellect in which the intellect knows (and is united with) the essence of the first cause. (ST. Ia. IIae. Q. 3. a. 5 and a. 8)

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Day 45 Life Everlasting!

Posted on March 23, 2023 by marklangley

In this episode we begin our study of the very last article of Faith, article 12 in the Creed “Life Everlasting.” The catechism begins to teach us about the ultimate happiness of the human person and in what it consists. We begin by eliminating the things in which happiness does not consist. Turning to the Summa Theologica we read from the “Prima Secundae” question 2 articles 1-4 in which St. Thomas argues that happiness cannot consist in any external good (e.g. wealth, honor, power, etc.)

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Day 44 The four marks of the glorified body

Posted on March 22, 2023 by marklangley

In this episode we conclude our study of Article 11 of the Creed concerning the resurrection of the body. The Catechism teaches that aside from immortality, the glorified bodies of the saints will be marked with impassibility, brightness, agility and subtilty. With respect to the “agility” of the resurrected body we turn to St Augustine in his City of God. (City of God Bk XIII, Chapter 18)

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Day 43 All Shall Rise

Posted on March 19, 2023 by marklangley

In this episode we continue our discussion of Article XI of the Creed “The Resurrection of the Body.” The Catechism teaches us that all shall rise from the dead, both those who rise to life and those who rise to judgement. The catechism explains that our bodies shall be rejoined to our souls with all their members restored and without any blemish. In this article we see that the authors of the catechism drew extensively from the “admirable” words of St. Augustine in his City of God. We read chapter 19 from Book XXII from the City of God entitled: “That All Bodily Blemishes Which Mar Human Beauty in This Life Shall Be Removed in the Resurrection, the Natural Substance of the Body Remaining, But the Quality and Quantity of It Being Altered So as to Produce Beauty.” (Augustine, De Civitate Dei XXII Chapt. 19)

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Day 42 The Resurrection of the Body

Posted on March 16, 2023 by marklangley

In this episode we commence our study of Article XI in the Creed “the resurrection of the body.” In addition to reading the Catechism, we also consider the Summa Theologica where St Thomas writes about the incorruptibility of the soul. (ST. Ia, Q 75. a.6)

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Day 41 I believe in the forgiveness of sins-part II

Posted on March 15, 2023 by marklangley

In this episode we conclude the Catechism of the Council of Trent’s treatment concerning the tenth article of faith “I believe…in the forgiveness of sins.” We also take a brief look at the Summa Theologica in prima secundae question 113 article 5 and 6.  

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Day 40 I Believe…in the forgiveness of sins

Posted on March 13, 2023 by marklangley

In this episode we begin our discussion of article X of the Apostles Creed “I believe…in the forgiveness of sins.” In addition to reading the first pages of the catechism concerning article X, we also examine two articles on the effects of the sacrament of penance from the Summa Theologica. (ST. Q. 86. a.1 and a.2)

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Day 39 The Communion of Saints

Posted on March 12, 2023 by marklangley

In this episode we conclude our study of the ninth article of faith “I believe in the Holy Catholic Church The Communion of Saints.” Today we focus particularly on the second part of the article “the communion of saints.” The Catechism explains that the gifts that justify men are the common possession of all members of the Church. (particularly the graces that come to us from the sacraments). But also the gratuitous graces (e.g. knowledge, prophecy, healing, etc.) are also the common possession of all the faithful. In addition to reading the Catechism we also turn our attention once again to the treatment St Thomas Aquinas gives to this article of Faith in his Compendium Theologiae.    

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