“Enlightened by the Light of Paternal Grace”: Understanding Dante’s Views on Church-State Relations, Part II The following is a guest submission by Dr. Daniel T. L. Moore. Continuing from part 1, Dante’s philosophy on Church-State relations was not a novel idea concocted by the great medieval poet. Rather, he formulated his theory from previous thinkers that came before him. Such a thinker was Aristotle. Even though Aristotle never touched upon relations between secular and … [Read more...]
Understanding Dante’s Views on Church-State Relations, Part I
“Enlightened by the Light of Paternal Grace”: Understanding Dante’s Views on Church-State Relations, Part I The following is a guest submission by Dr. Daniel T. L. Moore. The relationship between the Church and State in the course of the history of Western Civilization is one of the most fiercely controversial topics and debates. Many opinions have circulated throughout the years since the Church was established by Christ, reaching as far back as St. Augustine of Hippo and St. Bede the … [Read more...]
The End of the Bargain
They answered him, ‘Abraham is our father.’ Jesus said to them, ‘If you were Abraham’s children, you would be doing what Abraham did, but now you are trying to kill me, a man who has told you the truth that I heard from God. This is not what Abraham did. (John 8:39-40) I was six years old when my grandmother presented me with a Spanish translation of the Bible that I started reading right away. Of course, I did not understand much at that early age but I was fascinated by those tiny letters and … [Read more...]
The gates of Hell shall not prevail
Gates are there to keep people “in” and I would add that gates are also there to keep enemies “out.” The answer is right there in the Creed: “mortuus, et sepultus, descendit ad inferos, tertia die resurrexit a mortuis ...” that is “He died and was buried, He descended into Hell on the third day He rose again from the dead ...” The victory of Jesus is “coming in and coming out” of Hades as He pleases, like a true conqueror. But I think there is much more to those gates.Before Jesus gives this … [Read more...]
