Atonement Explained: Where Catholics and Protestants Differ

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Dominican Friars Province of St. Joseph

Religion & Spirituality

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🗓️ 4 June 2026

⏱️ 31 minutes

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"Jesus died for our sins." As Christians we know this to be true, but do we understand what this really means? There are many explanations that focus on punishment, debt, or substitution. But how does the Catholic Church understand Christ's sacrifice on the Cross? Join Fr. Gregory and Fr. Bonaventure on this episode of Godsplaining as they explore the Catholic understanding of atonement, the mystery of salvation, and why Catholics speak of participation in the divine life. Along the way, they'll also discuss the famous Protestant theory of penal substitution, St. Thomas Aquinas' approach to redemption, and how Christ's suffering reveals the deepest truth about God's love. For the St. Dominic Rosary and more from the Catholic Woodworker: https://catholicwoodworker.com/products/st-dominic-rosary?utm_source=godsplaining&utm_medium=shownotes&utm_campaign=stdominic Join Exodus 90 and their Return of the King challenge: https://exodus90.com/godsplaining Deadline extended! Join us at the 2026 All Comers' Retreat in June: https://godsplaining.org/all-comers-retreat-june-2026/ Limited spots! Sign up for the 2026 Men's Retreat in August: https://godsplaining.org/events-2/mens-retreat-brevard-nc-august-2026/ Send your questions for the friars to: godsplaining@opeast.org Subscribe to our channel https://www.youtube.com/c/Godsplaining Support the Podcast Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/godsplaining Shop our merch: https://godsplaining.org/store/ Shop Books Written by the Friars Justice: Judge Rightly, Give Freely: https://a.co/d/0dx0V5AT O Sacred Banquet: Exploring the Eucharistic Mystery with Saint Thomas Aquinas: https://a.co/d/0hLdv7oU Witness: https://www.avemariapress.com/products/witness-1 Training the Tongue: https://stpaulcenter.com/store/training-the-tongue-and-growing-beyond-sins-of-speech Your Eucharistic Identity: https://ignatius.com/your-eucharistic-identity-yeip/ St. Dominic's Way of Life: https://www.amazon.com/Saint-Dominics-Way-Life-Knowing/dp/1681929392 Prudence: Choose Confidently, Live Boldly: https://www.amazon.com/Prudence-Choose-Confidently-Live-Boldly/dp/1681927322/ Connect on Social Media Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/godsplaining/ Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/godsplaining/ Follow us on X: https://x.com/godsplaining To learn more about the Province of St. Joseph visit: www.opeast.org To support the Province of St. Joseph visit: www.dominicanfriars.org

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0:00.0	This is Father Bonham at your chapter.
0:05.0	And this is Father Gregory Pine.
0:06.4	And welcome to Godsplining.
0:07.4	Thanks for all those who support us.
0:09.2	If you'd like to make a donation to us monthly on Patreon, you may do so.
0:13.1	Also, we thank you for all those who like and subscribe to the podcast.
0:17.8	Father Gregory.
0:19.0	Hello.
0:20.8	Not bad. That. Not bad.
0:21.8	That wasn't bad.
0:22.7	I haven't done that in a while.
0:23.6	No, you were, yeah.
0:25.0	So, yeah, I moved the monthly later.
0:27.8	Yep.
0:28.2	I thought that was rhetorical flourish.
0:30.3	That was nice.
0:31.1	Yeah, exactly.
0:31.6	You showed your mastery.
0:32.8	Thank you.
0:33.7	Speaking of mastery, do you have anything that you want to show us?
0:38.3	Sure. We are grateful to a couple of sponsors of this particular episode. So first, the Catholic
0:43.4	Woodworker. So the Rosary is great, as you may or may not know, as we know here at the
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