Discerning Catholicism Josh

Consecration to Mary, consecrated hosts, consecration to religious life and everything in between. Should we do a consecration? What does this mean for us? Is it a serious action or a nothing action? Can I do all 60 that exist? What is the point?

Join The Ignorant Catholic Joshua King and Dr. Cameron Surrey as they explore what Consecration means in the life of a Catholic and how to think about the many consecration preparations out there.

Ideas explored in this podcast:

Where doctrine comes from. What is doctrine? What is scripture? Revelation and early church ideas. Modern Christian interest in exclusive doctrines. Doctrine as a genre.

The following is an index of ideas explored in this episode.

NZ in Covid 19 lock-down. Evangelical Assessment of Catholic Teaching and Practice. The structures of theological authority within Catholicism and Protestant churches. . Tradition and scripture reading. meeting cults and interpreting scripture. Pursuing truth, Jesus, humility, being corrected and salvation. Prudence of the church and excommunication. Dogma of Church infallibility. The scientific endeavor and the theological one. Revelation, complete or not. Handing down of scripture and updates for modern language. Lack of explicit teachings on Mary. Implicit revelation and explicit revelation. Language, terminology and communication of doctrine. Natural authority. Development of theological and communal hierarchies. Concern for the qualification of Bishops. Faith and divine leadership. 

Introducing a new weekly Protestant guest who has an Honours degree from the University of Auckland and worked with me in ministry there.

Subjects Discussed: Covid 19 Quarantine, Catholic Heritage, Schism, Church Division, Ecumenism, Legalism, Protestant Confessions, Denominations, Heresy, Salvation, Communion, Mere Christianity, Discerning Catholicism.

What is meant by 'the Word of God'?

Josh and Cameron continue exploring the relationship between nature and grace.