What God Cannot Do, and You Can
Guy McClung
June 27, AD2024
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When God made you, when He made the new, unique, human person that you are, an ensouled body, an embodied soul, He made everything that
How God Moves Us Without Destroying Our Free Will
Nate Guyear
November 10, AD2023
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This article discusses how God moves us to choose Him without diminishing our free will but, rather, perfecting it. How many times have you heard,
We Need Doubting Thomases
Bob Kurland
April 14, AD2023
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“The other disciples therefore said unto him, We have seen the Lord. But he said unto them, Except I shall see in his hands the
Amazing Grace – How Catholics are Saved
Ray Sullivan
February 16, AD2023
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Catholics are erroneously told by Protestants that we are saved by faith alone, words not found in the Bible. In reality, though, Catholics are saved
Strange Catholic Worlds of Speculative Fiction:
1. “Our Lady of the Artilects”
Bob Kurland
February 7, AD2023
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“But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof
The Idolatry of Preference
Deacon Greg Lambert
December 9, AD2022
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What is your idolatry of preference? If you are not sure, perhaps a definition of the term will help. According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, idolatry
A Partial Answer to the Problem of Evil
JP Nunez
December 7, AD2021
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If you have ever discussed the faith with an atheist or an agnostic, you have almost certainly heard of the problem of evil, even if
Don’t Blame God
Richard Auciello
November 27, AD2021
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Recently I read an article about a diver caught up in a terrible accident. He came to the surface near the shore and was hit
Choices We Make
Carol Monaco
November 30, AD2020
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Freedom is God’s gift to each of us so that by our own accord we might seek out our Lord and attain our “full and
Consider Decisions, Choices, Real Freedom of Will
Glenn Slaby
November 26, AD2020
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Daily choices, thousands a day. many without thought, others with just brief recognition by brain and mind. How many, influenced by the sub-conscience, may have
Ideas Matter: Free Will, Bias, and Social Justice
Anthony S. Layne
November 20, AD2020
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The problem of free will has—you’ll pardon the expression—bedeviled philosophers and theologians for centuries. If God foreknows our actions and choices, then in what sense
The Urgent Lessons of the Four Horsemen
Maurice Williams
April 27, AD2020
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I have been fascinated with the images in the Book of Revelation most of my life. New interpretations come out almost monthly with incredibly different
Economic Freedom in the Light of Personal Freedom
Bob Drury
November 1, AD2019
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Free will is a personal human power, which provides the light of personal freedom necessary to evaluate economic freedom and a standard of living. The
When We Listen to Lies
Rob Marco
August 2, AD2019
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It occurred to me, recently, that when my family and I make breakfast on Saturday mornings, many of the dishes we make use the same
Your Suffering is Always Meaningful
Christopher Reilly
July 3, AD2019
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In whatever I might know about life, there are two truths that have helped me to deal with suffering. They have many times given me
Immoderate Desires II: The Deadly Sin of Lust
Anthony S. Layne
March 30, AD2019
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Lust — is it even a sin anymore? British journalist, satirist, and Catholic convert Malcolm Muggeridge once complained of the West, “The orgasm has replaced
Three Stumbling Blocks To Evangelizing The World
Steven Jonathan Rummelsburg
July 28, AD2016
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The great commission given to us by our Lord and Savior is to “go out and make disciples of all nations” (Matthew 28:19). This is
Men and the Rape Conversation
Anthony S. Layne
June 11, AD2016
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Recent events in the story of convicted rapist Brock Turner force the conversation about rape into a deeper understand of this complicated subject. It
Suffering For a Reason: Not What Yoda Would Advise
Pete Socks
January 15, AD2016
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“Fear leads to anger. Anger leads to hatred. Hatred leads to suffering.” This quote comes from Star Wars’ Master Yoda in in an exchange with
The Importance of Showing Up
Autumn Jones
October 4, AD2015
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“Life means ‘getting our feet dirty’ from the dust-filled roads of life and history” – Pope Francis Last Tuesday, I had no intention of going to
“As we forgive those who trespass against us”. Part III–Free Will and the Problem of God’s Grace
Bob Kurland
December 22, AD2014
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“Do not say ‘It is the Lord’s doing that I fell away’, for he does not do what he hates. Do not say ‘It
“As we forgive those who trespass against us.” Part II: The Moral Responsibility of Evil-Doers
Bob Kurland
October 10, AD2014
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British woman who joined ISIS calls for beheading of Christians Headline, Christian Today, September 1st, 2014 New York man charged with hate crimes for seven
