Catholic Penitential Discipline
The 11th and 12th centuries were a time of major transformation in penitential discipline in Western Christianity. This period saw the shift from priv…
The Eternal Procession of the Holy Spirit & the Eternal Generation Of The Son
1. The Generation of the Son (Γέννησις / yannisis) Meaning: The Father eternally begets the Son; the Son is begotten of the Father, not created, and…
Why Orthodox Reject Purgatory?
Catholic Teaching In Catholic doctrine, Purgatory is a temporary state of purification after death. It is not hell, nor is it a second chance for the…
Catholic Mariology and the Coptic Orthodox Perspective
Mariology is the theological study of the Virgin Mary’s role in salvation history. For both Catholics and Orthodox Christians, St. Mary is honored as…
The Last Supper, Passover Timing, and the “Galilean” Tradition
Abstract The Gospels do not all line up the same way about when Jesus ate the Last Supper and when the Passover lambs were slaughtered. Matthew–Mark–…
Sacramental Theology and Transubstantiation
The Eucharist: A Coptic Orthodox Reflection on Sacramental Theology and Transubstantiation As a Coptic Orthodox Christian, I believe with all my hear…
Ecclesiology and Papal Primacy in The Catholic
Or the Craziness of Authority The Early Church and the Patriarchs In the earliest centuries of Christianity, the great cities of Rome, Alexandria,…
The Photian Schism: A Clash of Power Between Rome and Constantinople
Introduction The use of theology to divide Christ’s body has often been a tool in the Pope’s hands. Even today, the Christian world still suffers fro…
