Is Justification a One-Time Event or a Process?

Episode 121: Year C – 2nd Sunday of Lent

In today’s episode, we focus on four details that are relevant for doing apologetics found within all the readings for this upcoming Second Sunday of Lent, Year C. The first comes from the first reading, which is taken from Genesis 15:5-12, 17-18. The related topic is two-fold: whether justification is a one-time event in the past or a process, and the nature of justification itself as interior righteousness. Next, the two details come from the second reading, taken from Philippians 3:17—4:1. The apologetical topic related to these two details are the veneration of the saints and the doctrine of hell. Finally, the last detail is found in the Gospel reading, taken from Luke 9:28b-36. The relevant topic there is communication with the dead.