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Jesus summed up his teaching in a startling and unambiguous call to His followers: "You, therefore, must be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect" (Mt. 5:48). Perfect in purity of heart, perfect in compassion and love, perfect in obedience, perfect in conformity to the will of the Father, perfect in holiness — when we hear these words ...
HOLINESS. In the Old Testament the Hebrew Kadosch (holy) meant being separated from the secular or profane, or dedication to God's service, as Israel was said to be holy because it was the people ...
Latin doctrina, teaching.) DOCTRINE Any truth taught by the Church as necessary for acceptance by the faithful. The truth may be either formally revealed (as the Real Presence), or a theological ...
catholic: [adjective] of, relating to, or forming the church universal. of, relating to, or forming the ancient undivided Christian church or a church claiming historical continuity from it. roman catholic.
Dec 1, 1998 · Reference to the body and blood has been quietly dropped and even the name of Christ omitted. As a result, for some people “Real Presence” has come to mean simply “the idea of the risen Lord” or “the Spirit of Christ” or even just “the fellowship of the church.”. In fact, the term “Real Presence” could mean just about ...
Jul 28, 2014 · Hail Mary, full of grace. The words are beautiful, angelic, and rich in meaning. They are also a centuries-long fault line between Protestants and Catholics. Everything, it seems, hangs upon what is meant by full of grace, or whether full of grace is even the correct translation of Luke 1:28. In Latin, the phrase becomes two words: plena gratia.
Sep 15, 2009 · He’s affirming what Jesus said again and again, namely, that holy people are those who don’t sit on their hands or stare out into space but give their very best every day to build and hold together their part of God’s kingdom, here and now. They’ll never do that without the energy that comes through prayer, but prayer is only half the ...
