Professor of Theology at Franciscan University Dr. Petroc Willey joins Marcus Grodi on The Journey Home to share his journey from evangelicalism to Catholicism. Growing up in England, Dr. Willey
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Tim Staples, Director of Apologetics at Catholic Answers and former Assemblies of God youth minister, joins Marcus Grodi to tackle the question of faith and works that is a point
Flying as copilot on a wide body jet many years ago, I started to descend to a lower altitude when a series of loud bangs shook the aircraft and kicked
Renouncing all our possessions? Hating our mother and father? What does Jesus want from us who are called His disciples? Marcus and Jim look into Christ’s demands in Luke 14.
Former Presbyterian pastor Marcus Grodi delves deep into Old Testament Judaism and the fulfillment of Salvation in Christ Jesus to answer the question “How are we saved?” Click Here to
Being a faithful follower of Christ means being a faithful member of the Family of God. Given the challenging call of Christ “to be perfect as our heavenly Father
Again, following St Paul’s instructions to transform our thinking (Rom 12:1,2), this requires examining our lifestyles down to most simple habits of eating and drinking. The truth is, in many
“Render unto Caesar…” In Romans 12:1-2, St. Paul calls Christians to continue their conversion by transforming their minds—and not conforming to the world, or the culture around them. In chapter
“Mr. Grodi, I have heard you quip many times that when Scripture says (1 Tim 3:15) that the pillar and bulwark of the truth is the Church, Jesus could not have meant the thousands of denominations divided by contrary interpretations of Scripture we now have in our world, for how could an invisible church of faithful believers be the pillar and bulwark of anything?….”
Behind these verses, is St. Paul assumption of the Mystical Body of Christ: through Baptism, believers become united with Christ and one another in the Church.
I believe that a careful study of the doctrine of the Church in the New Testament would lead any honest Christian to realize that the Church is necessary for salvation. The Church is necessary because of what Christ made it to be. Grace is necessary to be saved, and so he made the Church an instrument of grace.
Today on Deep in Scripture, Marcus and Ken discuss Romans 11:1-12 where Paul asks, “Has God rejected his own people?” and look at Paul’s emphatic denial that God has abandoned the Jews. Also, they comment on a Facebook debate about the Catholic Church and the Early Church Fathers.
