Light of Hope
Carol Monaco
March 30, AD2023
4 Comments
With all the confusion and uncertainties of today, how do we keep the light of hope burning bright for all to see? When hope dims,
Did Vatican II Change the Doctrine “No Salvation Outside the Church”?
Rory Fox
March 9, AD2023
47 Comments
For many centuries the Church taught that “there is no salvation outside the Church.” On the surface this seems to be a straightforward claim that
Life and Love
Carol Monaco
March 2, AD2023
4 Comments
Picture yourself receiving Holy Communion or gazing upon the Eucharist in adoration. What goes through your mind? Do you think about life and love? Frankly
Names Should Name the Nature of Things
Fr. Nathaniel Dreyer
February 25, AD2023
10 Comments
Throughout the world, there are many things that are poorly named. In other words, there are objects, places, or even people that have names that
What God Revealed about Creation
Maurice Williams
February 14, AD2023
8 Comments
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
Is Baptism Necessary for Salvation?
John Kubasak
February 11, AD2023
17 Comments
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
Do You Believe the Apocalypse Is Coming?
Genesius
January 27, AD2023
14 Comments
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
Predestination and How Sanctifying Grace Justifies Us
Gene M. Van Son
January 12, AD2023
10 Comments
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
The Need for Christian and Church History
Tom Collingwood
January 8, AD2023
10 Comments
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,
Did Vatican II Change the Doctrine of Supersessionism?
Rory Fox
January 7, AD2023
15 Comments
Supersessionism is the view that Christianity has “superseded,” or “replaced,” Judaism as the (single) path to salvation.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
Is the Doctrine of Supersessionism Antisemitic?
Rory Fox
January 6, AD2023
14 Comments
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.
A Simple Change in the Code of Canon Law is Needed
Gene M. Van Son
December 30, AD2022
13 Comments
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
Advent, Christmas, and Solving the World’s Problems
Gene M. Van Son
December 10, AD2022
8 Comments
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?
Did Vatican II Change the Doctrine of the Social Kingship of Christ?
Rory Fox
December 7, AD2022
6 Comments
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
We Believe in the Communion of Saints: The Saints as Fund Managers
Suellen Brewster
November 28, AD2022
3 Comments
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
A Reasonable Argument for the Existence of Purgatory
Gene M. Van Son
November 23, AD2022
21 Comments
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
Did Vatican II Change Pius X’s Condemnation of Modernism?
Rory Fox
November 6, AD2022
10 Comments
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
You Can’t Run Away
Tom Collingwood
October 25, AD2022
1 Comment
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
The Hermit’s Diet – Thoughts on Catholicism and Veganism
Masha Goepel
October 22, AD2022
7 Comments
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
Dear Sacred Heart of Jesus
Diana Ragsdale
September 23, AD2022
2 Comments
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
What is a Woman? The Catechism Responds
John C. Connell
August 18, AD2022
5 Comments
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
Vatican II: Did Ancient Popes and Saints Violate Religious Freedom?
Rory Fox
August 6, AD2022
21 Comments
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