Today the world views authentic Catholicism as hateful and intolerant for supporting God’s truths in regard to homosexuality and transgenderism. Especially in the month of
Or Absolute Accountability To God’s Justice for the Sins of Mankind? Does Divine Mercy offer the sinner unconditional pardon for one’s transgressions, irrespective of the
Aware that some are wrongly fearful of God’s justice, Pope St. John Paul II very much emphasized God’s mercy! It is always true that God
Before my wife and I were married, we both discerned that at least one of our children would be adopted. We felt it was a
Many people wonder why the God who is infinite love would sentence someone to an eternity of fiery punishment. Consequently, many entertain the idea that
Jesus said: “Those who are well do not need a physician, but the sick do” [Matthew 9:12]. Are we well? Who among us can honestly
By the time this article is posted online, the furor over the Festivity vignette from the Paris Olympic Games opening ceremony will likely have been
At those times when we are feeling down and want to give up, it is then that we must beg God for and cling to
In multiple places in Scripture, we are admonished to persevere despite difficulties. In the story of Christ and the Syrophoenician woman, for example, recounted in
As the corporal works of mercy help our neighbor in the needs of his body, the spiritual works of mercy aid our neighbor with the
When it feels as if the sky is falling in and the end is near; when we are close to giving up, then, most of
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
We often hear people comforting a grieving friend or loved one at a wake or funeral say, “He (or she) is in heaven with Jesus
Asperges me, Dómine, hyssópo, et mundábor; lavábis me et super nivem dealbábor. (Thou shalt sprinkle me, O Lord, with hyssop, and I shall be cleansed;
The Christian duty to provide for the poor and the needy is conditioned only by our own capabilities. Whether the poor person “deserves” to be
In the sixth chapter of Matthew’s gospel, the disciples asked Jesus to teach them how to pray. His response was The Lord’s Prayer in its
Many of the saints we celebrate and honor today began their lives as very secular people. They were headed in one direction in life when something
Does God forgive deathbed converts? Of course. This shouldn’t even be a head-scratcher. However, some people don’t take kindly to the notion that God might
The ancient Israelites were given a mantra by which they could steer themselves on a straight path to eternal bliss with God in heaven: “You
The word “judgment,” more often than not, carries a negative connotation today. Judgment is almost always bad and opposed to the secular virtue of acceptance
Trent Horn is a Catholic apologist and author who often appears on Catholic Answers. He also has his own podcast, The Council of Trent. In
Since returning to the Catholic Church nearly ten years ago and attending numerous Catholic Churches due to employment-related travels, I have heard many prayers for
