My name is Joe Sweeney. I am a young Catholic who feels this is a good place for people to come and share what they believe really being Catholic means. This is not necessarily a blog for apologetics, but merely a place for people to share. I invite anyone to post here, as long as the post is done in charity. If someone sees something written by someone and they disagree, feel free to respond, but in charity. I just wanted to post here to begin. I will begin by saying that being Catholic means Orthodoxy, but what does that mean? That is something I will explore later, but in the meantime feel free to post. God Bless.
In Jesus, Mary and Joseph,
Joe Sweeney
Perhaps a good place to begin is the entry for orthodoxy in the Catholic Encyclopedia:
ReplyDeleteOrthodoxy (orthodoxeia) signifies right belief or purity of faith. Right belief is not merely subjective, as resting on personal knowledge and convictions, but is in accordance with the teaching and direction of an absolute extrinsic authority. This authority is the Church founded by Christ, and guided by the Holy Ghost. He, therefore, is orthodox, whose faith coincides with the teachings of the Catholic Church. As divine revelation forms the deposit of faith entrusted to the Church for man's salvation, it also, with the truths clearly deduced from it, forms the object and content of orthodoxy.
More here: http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/11330a.htm
Joe congrats on your blog! Check out my blog the "The Marco Minute" whenever you have the time
ReplyDeleteIn Christ,
Marco