Christian theology is the doctrine and philosophy of the church as flowing from the life and teachings of Jesus Christ. It has developed its rigor over the past two thousand years as a result of various debates and councils. Theology explores a vast array of ideas such as the Trinity, the sacraments, and the problem of evil.
Who was St. José Sánchez del Río?
What happened to St. José? At the beginning of the 20th century there was a conflict in Mexico that lasted from 1926 to 1929. As a part of the Mexican Constitution of 1917, the government attempted to make Mexico more secular—i...
Predestination vs. Free Will
What is the doctrine of predestination? It depends on who you ask, but the general idea of predestination is that, because God is all-knowing and all-powerful, he pre-orders all events in the cosmos. That means that the only th...
What the devil meant for evil
What is the Bible verse about what the enemy meant for evil? The meaning of Genesis 50:20 There isn’t a single, specific Bible verse about what “the enemy meant for evil,” but the closest is Genesis 50:20: “But as for you, you ...
Who was St. Gemma Galgani?
What illness did St. Gemma Galgani have? St. Gemma seems to have had a variety of health problems throughout her life. As a child, she was generally of ill health. At age 16, she developed spinal meningitis. She prayed to the s...
Pastor vs. Priest: What are the differences?
Christianity is an ancient, widespread religion. Over the centuries, it has built up a wide variety of termss that can get confusing. There are pastors, bishops, ministers, deacons, vicars, cardinals, elders, and popes—to name ...
Where is Amenadiel in the Bible?
Amenadiel is a figure from the DC comic Lucifer—a Neil Gaiman comic subsequently released as a 6-season television series in 2016. Amenadiel is portrayed as the older brother of Lucifer and the eldest of the angelic siblings, a...
Healing is the children's bread?
The pop-culture image of Jesus is that he was a nice guy. He was compassionate and gentle with everyone and certainly didn’t deliberately put people down or antagonize them. Or did he? There is a fascinating passage in the Gosp...
God vs Jesus: Are God and Jesus the same person?
I want to warn you about something before we get into this article. The Trinity is probably the most difficult concept to understand in Christianity. People don’t like that. When people ask questions about Christianity, they te...