Catholic Stuff You Should Know Untangling the Five Solas
Oct 16, 2025
Fr. Sean and Fr. John delve into the Five Solas of the Reformation, discussing their significance and Catholic perspectives. They explore how Scripture intertwines with tradition, the importance of Christ as mediator, and the necessity of faith coupled with works. The conversation highlights God's glory and critiques the modern notion of a personal relationship with Christ, advocating for Eucharistic communion instead. The hosts also reflect on the enriching gifts of mystical theology as a Catholic response to the Reformation.
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Scripture And Tradition Work Together
- Catholics hold that Scripture and Tradition form one deposit of faith that mutually inform each other.
- Tradition is the living handover that Scripture concretizes and both unfold together in the Church.
Glory To God Doesn’t Eliminate Created Beauty
- The reformers stressed Soli Deo Gloria to re-center worship on God and avoid created mediators becoming objects of praise.
- Catholics agree but maintain that praising saints and using created forms can still direct glory back to God without contradiction.
Christ As Mediator Includes The Church
- Solus Christus emphasizes Christ as the sole mediator but some Reformers pushed this toward an unmediated individualism.
- Catholics defend priesthood and sacraments as essential, apostolic means Christ uses to mediate grace.
