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Water, Death, and Life

Detail of Apse Mosaic in the Basilica of San Clemente in Rome (Credit: Fr. Joseph Carola, S.J.)

Water: it’s a sign of life, and a sign of death. And in Baptism, we celebrate both of these things. A guest post by Louis Masi of the Archdiocese of New York.

Good Friday: A Superabundant Atonement (Part II)

This is Part II of guest blogger Matt Nagle’s response to Michael Taylor on the nature of the Atonement. You can find Part I here: —- III. Hell Hans Memling, Hell (1845) The real Achilles heel of penal substitution, however, is hell. Why? Well if hell is ultimately the just punishment that man deserves for sin,… Continue reading Good Friday: A Superabundant Atonement (Part II)

Good Friday: A Superabundant Atonement (Part I)

Guest author Matthew Nagle How does Christ’s death on the Cross save us from our sins?Several months ago, I wrote a piece arguing for the Catholic “satisfaction” understanding of the Atonement (in which Christ lovingly pays for our debt) and argued against the Calvinist “penal substitution” model (in which the Father pours out His wrath… Continue reading Good Friday: A Superabundant Atonement (Part I)