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Grace, Free Will, & St. Augustine in the Catechism: Fr. John Gavin
How do Catholics balance the gift of God’s grace with human free will and cooperation? Father John Gavin, S.J., author of Mysteries of the Lord’s Prayer and Growing into God, joins host Matt Swaim on the Son Rise Morning Show to explore St. Augustine’s foundational teachings in the Catechism of the Catholic Church (CCC 2001–2002). Father Gavin breaks down Augustine’s historic debate with Pelagius, explaining why salvation cannot be earned by human effort alone, how grace remains a pure gift, and why the Catholic "both-and" safeguards both divine initiative and…
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