This ties in with the previous post. There’s an interesting post at Joe Missionary, with equally interesting comments, about the fate of infants that die prior to baptism. Since, when I just point to interesting stuff, most people don’t seem to bother to click through, I’ll post some excerpts to whet your appetites. I encourage you to head on over and join the conversation. This kind of dialogue is part of the New Evangelization John Paull II has called for.
The following were posted to a Yahoo! group I belong to. Issues discussed include infant baptism and assurance of salvation, so I’m sure at least the Catholic apologists’ ears will be pricked. 😉
Please respond with comments. I’ll pass them along to the group.
Open Book reminded me about an article I read quite a while ago. It’s written by a woman who went to Fr. Bill Hausen‘s heretical church but came back to the True Church.
Happy Thanksgiving! 🙂
It’s time again to discuss another section of the Catechism of the Catholic Church. My previous attempts at this have met with deafening silence, but I think I have more Protestant readers now, so maybe I’ll get more comments this time.
What we’ve covered so far:
"I Believe" – "We Believe" (CCC 26-184)
"I Believe in God the Father" (CCC 198-421)
Now, let’s take a look at "I Believe in Jesus Christ, the Only Son of God" (CCC 422-682). I invite all my Christian readers, Protestants in particular, to tell me what they find interesting, challenging, or contrary to their beliefs about the Church’s interpretation of this part, or previously mentioned parts of the Apostles’ Creed.
I’ve been meaning to make a regular practice of presenting parts of the Catechism of the Catholic Church and asking people to respond, but life interfered (in good ways, like marriage). My previous "Conversations" post is here.
I’m helping out with the RCIA (Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults) program at the Ryan Catholic Newman Center. We’re going through the Catechism’s explanation of the Apostles’ and Nicean Creeds. I’m going use these "Conversations" to highlight each portion.
We’ll start with Chapter 1: "I Believe in God the Father" (CCC 198-421). I invite all my Christian readers, Protestants in particular, to tell me what they find interesting, challenging, or contrary to their beliefs.