In my previous article, we looked at why Jesus descended to Abraham’s Bosom but not to Gehenna after His Crucifixion. After exploring this topic, questions
When Our Lord tells us to “take up your cross daily,” what does He mean? What do we, or what should we, mean when we
A few weeks ago, a friend asked me why Jesus did not go to the abode of the damned during the time between His Crucifixion
In 1977, Eddie Money had his iconic and signature hit song “I’ve got two tickets to paradise”, which was released to great fanfare. I remember
By: Markelle M.ED., M.A. At this very moment, as you engage with these words, you are partaking in an insightful experience made possible by the
Everyone values freedom. But what does freedom mean to a Catholic? Let us take a closer look. The Catechism of the Catholic Church (CCC) has
St. Bernadette & the Sign of the Cross Our Lady, the Blessed Virgin Mary, appeared several times to St. Bernadette Soubirous in Lourdes, France in
By John Vrdolyak Many well-informed Catholics can quote the sobering statistics concerning belief in the real presence of Christ in the Eucharist – with 69%
A Convert’s Response to Allie Beth Stuckey The first Catholic claim I took seriously as a protestant centered heavily on the intercession of the Saints.
We continue with the seventh argument which addresses the physical evidence of Christ’s resurrection from the dead that is still in existence today. (To read
It is quite obvious to most Christians, that in the present hour, Christianity is under attack from a sector of our society, which hates what
Richard Dawkins’ identification of others as intellectually deluded concerning the existence of God is based on an argument that succumbs to the logical analysis reductio
This article briefly describes my fond memories of Paulists at St Paul the Apostle Catholic Church in NYC. Then it discusses the proper treatment of
Central to our faith is the Eucharistic celebration and our reception of Holy Communion. This act of unity is intended to convey a belief in,
The second letter of Peter provides the most vivid, precise, and yet simple description of the shattered fragments of the Christian Faith that many today
A novel approach to understanding God’s revelation to man is to begin at the very beginning. That beginning for us is our condition at the
Bound Sin. It binds us. Our hands which were meant to reach out and love. Our feet which were meant to walk forward in a
Whenever something, say a pandemic, gives us grim reminders that the grim reaper’s harvest is never far in the offing, the ages-old subject of “the
The Archdiocese of Przemyska, Poland, recently announced the planned beatification of a martyred Polish family who hid Jews from the Nazis during World War II
By: Unknown Centurion We are in post-Christian, neo-pagan times. If we truly are in Apostolic times where the culture is disordered and decadent, and practicing
What happened to the New Evangelization? It was all the rage for a while. The term “new evangelization” has been cropping up in papal exhortations
The idea that we are all predestined to heaven or hell when we die is rather disconcerting. However, all Christians (and Muslims, too) agree that
As some readers know, my wife and I are converts to the Catholic Church. A prodigal son and daughter, my wife and I had wandered
A hermit I know used to say, “When you stop falling you will be in heaven, but when you stop getting up, you will be
