The Thomistic Institute Aquinas, Calvin, and the Cross of Christ | Fr. Conor McDonough, O.P.
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Apr 24, 2024 
Fr. Conor McDonough discusses the theological viewpoints of Aquinas and Calvin, exploring historical conflicts and the debate on grace. He compares their perspectives on Christ's headship and the cross, focusing on salvation, satisfaction for sin, and believers' union with Christ.
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Irish Bishop Promised Mission Far From Jesuits
- Fr. McDonough recounts an 18th-century Irish bishop advertising islands because they were 'distant by more than 150 miles from any Jesuits.'
- The story illustrates historic Dominican–Jesuit tensions over grace and theological nicknames like 'Calvinists.'
Aquinas Sees Universal Potential Membership In Christ
- Aquinas includes every human as potentially a member of Christ's body, from the glorified to the unconvinced.
- This potential ecclesiality can be actualized by preaching, sacraments, or God’s hidden means.
Student Memory Of A Neat Penal Substitution Talk
- McDonough shares his student memory of a Christian Union talk that presented a neat penal substitution model.
- That experience prompted him to compare penal substitution with Thomas' richer multi-analogy account of the cross.