Orthodoxy

Evangelization: Who We Are As Church

Posted in Evangelization, Love & Truth, Orthodoxy on February 10th, 2010 by Jason Shanks11 Comments
saint-paul-preaching-in-athens-3511-mid1

Do you know what is the nature of the Church? You might come up with various answers, but when the Church asks who are we at our very nature, it responds--missionary.1 Evangelization is at the core of who we are as Church--to go out! Orthodoxy is necessary for evangelization to occur. Without it, one ...

  1. Ad Gentes 2 []

Vatican Council: The Sequel

Posted in Orthodoxy on December 14th, 2009 by Jason ShanksBe the first to comment
vaticanII

In an earlier post, I discussed the definational meaning of orthodox.  In subsequent articles, I hope to lay out some of the guiding principles that define Catholic orthodoxy. The first being, how we understand and read the Second Vatican Council. (How did it become referred to as the Second Vatican Council or Vatican II anyway?  I think it would have ...

The Orthodox Catholic

Posted in Orthodoxy on November 30th, 2009 by Jason Shanks16 Comments
55916325FO018_pope

There are many in the Church who would use terms such as liberal Catholics or conservative Catholics.  But for me, these terms are not helpful.  What I want and hope to be is in line with the Church-- to be orthodox.  Orthodox means right thinking, to have the heart and mind of the Church.  Orthodox is a ...