His parents, devout Catholics, shared an apartment in central Rome with his grandfather, who had been a legal adviser to Pius IX, the longest-serving Pope in history. There was only one small brazier to supply heat for the whole family, even in the depths of winter. Eugenio was a modest...
Free | Optical Illusion | Stunning When you have some extra time in Rome, I highly recommend going inside any church you walk by. There are plenty of opportunities: Rome has over 900 churches! Many of them look utterly non-descript from the outside, but when you step inside, prepare ...
"Churches are about spiritual things, and it's not that churches can't take positions on human behavior or sexuality,'' he said. "But the common complaint I've heard in many contexts is if the institution becomes politicized ... it can detract from the spiritual mission of the church bec...
“Our culture and our society make it very difficult for people to remain married today. Someone might object that the churches aren’t giving them the support they need. Not true! Our anti-religious culture does not give them the support they need.” Advertisement --A 63-year-old priest ...
The next three days shook the world. The pillaging began in surprisingly orderly fashion: The Goths were Christians of a sect known as Arianism (versus the “Catholics” of the official church), and Alaric had given strict orders that his men should respect Rome’s holy churches and monasteri...
authority over the other apostles, and consequently the church of Peter cannot reasonably claim to have any authority over the other churches (Papal Primacy and the Universal Church, Edited by Paul Empie and Austin Murphy (Min...
A Consideration of the Roman Catholic Claim (Crossway Books:2008), and Roman Catholics and Evangelicals: Agreements and Differences (Baker Academic:1995). For additional resources by Dr. Geisler on Roman Catholicism, please visit http://normangeisler.com/rcc/....
Ex-Catholics that are deist or non-theist:The best option for you is to join a Unitarian Universalist (UU) church, since deists and non-theists are welcome there.http://www.uua.org/There is even a ministry for those who do not live near a UU church:http://clf.uua.org/Once you ...
Instead, Catholics believe in the Bible and tradition (consider Matt. 15:9). Also, Catholicism teaches that no Scripture is subject to private or individual interpretation. In other words, the passage means only what the Church says it means. As such, the Church is the only entity that can...
A Reader Asks: "May Catholics Receive Communion on Good Friday?"From: Maria Dear Fathers:Can you please tell me whether Catholics may receive Holy Communion on Good Friday? Many are confused about this matter. The Fathers Reply.Good Friday is traditionally an aliturgical day; that is, Holy...