Saturday, December 5, 2020
Three major phyla of Christendom existed after the Reformation: Catholics, Protestants, and Orthodox Christians. Various editions existed within these branches. Although these three are in communication, no theological consensus has been reached on many of the hot topics. Filioque, Papal Supremacy, and now even more social stigma lie between Catholics […]
The history of Lent – that is, the period of forty days before the passion of Christ – is somewhat vague. However, scholars do agree on various points. Namely, that from the earliest Annorum Domini it was somewhat normal to fast before Pascha (Easter), whether for one day or forty. […]
By the time of the Charlemagne, the West and East had drifted apart significantly. Due to political and religious differences, these two pillars of Christendom had become both geographically and theologically separated. While still in canonical communion, they hardly knew what the other did. By the time the year 1054 […]
While the Church articulated Her doctrine, practice, and spiritual tradition, there were those who disagreed. Nestorianism, the belief Jesus Christ is two distinct beings – the Logos being one, and the man Jesus the other – became the next heresy which attempted to invade the Church. In the fifth century, […]
Following the Council of Nicaea in 325, there remained many unanswered questions; which books are Scriptural, which are not? Does Christ have two wills, one human, and one divine? Is the Holy Spirit equal to the Father and Son? These questions were not going to answer themselves – more councils […]