I think human nature has been totally confused by the darkness Lucifer spread contradicting everything God has revealed. So sometimes it is helpful to recall
One of my Protestant friends recently asked me whether the Catholic Church believed baptism is necessary for salvation. The answer is a simple “yes.” But
Most of us have probably heard someone or some fringe group lamenting that the end of the world is coming or even upon us. Often
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
While I am not a degreed historian, I have been a history buff all my life. Studying Church history, especially early Christianity, the Church fathers,
Supersessionism is the view that Christianity has “superseded,” or “replaced,” Judaism as the (single) path to salvation. In 2015 the Vatican said: Supersessionism steadily gained
Supersessionism (also called Replacement Theology or Substitution Theory) is the idea that Christianity has superseded Judaism, and replaced it as the (single) path to salvation.
If you are a real thrifty person, you might want to hold on to your 2022 calendar. This is because the 2022 calendar can be
Each year in September, at the start of Faith Formation classes, I begin the very first class by asking the students, “Why do we exist?
In 1965 Vatican II stated that there is a Religious freedom… [which] leaves untouched the traditional Catholic doctrine on the moral duty of men and
A recent opportunity to speak to a group of young people about the saints had me digging into a variety of sources as to what
Joe died suddenly and quickly from a heart attack. He lived alone so no one knew Joe had died until a neighbor found him on
In his 1907 Syllabus Condemning the Errors of the Modernists, Pope St. Pius X rejected the idea that the discoveries of science or history should
While driving back home from a 40 Day for Life shift I got annoyed at all the political ads on the radio station to which
According to many vegans, plant-based diets are growing in popularity throughout North America and Europe. According to my grocery store’s allocation of space, vegetable-based faux
On July 29th, 2022, I wrote my first handwritten letter to the Sacred Heart of Jesus in a blue prayer journal that my sister bought
The topic of transgenderism has invaded almost all aspects of the modern American experience in rather short order. Matt Walsh, a writer, podcaster and political
This question is prompted by views like the following: The saints have never hesitated to break idols, destroy their temples, or legislate against pagan or
Summer is traditionally the season of weddings, but it can be easy for the spiritual side of the marriage vocation to be lost in the
Part I introduced the thesis that God must protect His Revelation from the pollution of errors introduced by people. A study of By the way,
In the midst of all the social upheaval, injustice, and horrendous violence, where is God? God is with us in the Ten Commandments. God reveals
Before my father died, he wrote “The Anatomy of the Mass.” My father’s hope was to help parishioners develop a deeper understanding and greater love
