The Nature of the Church and its Mission
The Church has its source and foundation in God who is its future, presence, and past. It is not possible to fully expound this in …
Unity, Catholicity and Apostolicity of the Church
The only truly ecumenical symbol of faith, the so-called Nicene Creed, outlines the reality of the Church in four adjectives (the notae ecclesiae) pointing to …
1. The Old Catholic Church holds to the threefold ordained ministry as it emerged in the second century and was virtually universally maintained up to …
Supralocal and universal koinonia of the Church
1. In pursuance of the the approach outlined above (para. “Unity”) I shall attempt to show how the supralocal koinonia of the Church may be …