Catch of the Week, Faith and Christianity

Dogma or Doctrine

Ron Francis

I believe this is accurate… I was reading an interesting article this morning about Spirituality now prevalent in the Church. https://midwestoutreach.org/2025/05/01/the-many-masks-of-spirituality/ The idea of Dogma and Doctrine came up and I recalled that I had briefly studied it a while back in the context of the Roman Catholic Church. These were mostly about Mary, the… Continue reading Dogma or Doctrine

Catch of the Week, Discernment, Faith and Christianity, Regulative Principle

When do Icon’s become Idols?

Ron Francis

My observation on this is personal. Years ago when my wife and I did medical mission trips to Moldova and the Ukraine we saw first hand the walls and tables of the Orthodox Churches virtually covered with Icons and Images of various forms. Even private homes had the Images in the corners of the rooms.… Continue reading When do Icon’s become Idols?

Catch of the Week, Faith and Christianity

Eastern Orthodoxy

Ron Francis

I was reading Glenn’s repost today as a follow up on his posts about the Roman Church. I think it gives a good summary. http://watchmansbagpipes.blogspot.com/2025/05/eastern-orthodoxy-is-it-really-orthodox.html Plus, it’s pretty short. As I’ve mentioned before many of the posts Glenn makes are useful, I do disagree with him on a few issues of faith. One of those… Continue reading Eastern Orthodoxy