Grace

Grace is not just God's help to be good. It is a share in God's own life, raising human nature to something it could never reach by itself. Here is how Catholic theology understands nature and grace, created and uncreated grace, and what it means to share in the divine nature.

Protestants often accuse Catholics of trying to earn salvation by good works. The Church does teach that good works are meritorious, but not in the way critics assume. Here is what merit means, what it does not mean, and why it is entirely a work of grace.

One of the deepest questions in Christian theology — if God gives the grace, do we do anything? The Catholic answer holds both truths together without sacrificing either.