By: The Unknown Centurion In times such as these, times of tribulation, of chaos and confusion, of division and demonization, of isolation and irrationality, and
Several years ago, I had a discussion with a Protestant friend about the Catholic practice of consecrating oneself to Mary. Like many Protestants, he thought
There is a view that Vatican II (1965) was a theological catastrophe. This view sees it as a capitulation to Modernism, sinking the Church into
Simply, the Catholic and Gnostic views of materiality are, respectively, Good and Evil, which engender hope and despair. It is paradoxical that the modern adoration
Being logical helps us deepen our relationship with God and so helps us become better Catholics. Our relationship with God is like our personal relationships:
Pilate asked Jesus, “What is Truth”, while he was staring truth right in the face! There seems to be a lot of people going around
If you have a question about the Catholic faith or have been asked about the meaning of or reason for a Church teaching, it helps
“That they may all be one as thou, Father, art in me, and I in thee, that they also may be one in us: that
The Bible and the Early Church Fathers either implicitly or explicitly describe Peter’s primacy, and the Church has consistently appealed to these traditions in defense
For perhaps a multitude of reasons, it seems like society has been systematically devolving into a web of tribal allegiances. People try with varying degrees of
We can know God is real from Reason alone, without Faith. That is to say, we can know God is real by using only non-supernatural
The Catechism: An Underrated Resource The Catechism of the Catholic Church may not seem like a priority in these crazy times. Keeping up with breaking
When I originally wrote “Not Of the World: Catholic Tradition and Separation” in 2018, I had in mind the devotional and disciplinary practices that filled
So what if Richard Dawkins can’t count to seven? He is still a mathematician in accordance with the adage, “There are three kinds of mathematicians:
Our culture is fascinated with creation, which seems strange when our scientists have come up with a seemingly better explanation of how everything came to
This exposition is the fifth article in my Revelation series and concludes the study. In this segment, we will examine the latter part of John’s
We can know God is real, and we can do so without Faith. We can know, from Reason alone, that God exists. Recall that Faith
Trains and chains are popular analogies used to illustrate the argument for a First Cause, whom we call God. See: Reasons to Believe (p. 32)
A couple of months ago, U.S. Representative Eric Swalwell, while addressing the House of Representatives about a second President Trump impeachment trial and the GOP’s
Not too many years ago very few Catholics spoke about the priesthood of the laity. The concept simply was not known outside theological circles and
We can know the Resurrection happened. Assenting to the reality of the Resurrection, like assenting to the objective truth of all Catholic doctrine, does not
Dr. Ricardo Castañon Gomez is not well-known to many Catholics. But he should be. Atheist Richard Dawkins has apparently never heard of Dr. Ricardo Castañon
