I can’t imagine my faith life without the saints. Certainly, it would not be nearly as rich as it is. And if not for these holy men and women — who were very imperfect at times by the way — I likely would not be held as deeply bound to the Catholic faith as I am. https:/...
"Qué va, it's a lie," the other said."The dynamiter with the rare name told me. He was of their party, too. Why should he lie?" "It's a lie," Joaquín said."She would not do such a thing as keep a son hidden in Russia out of the war." "I wish I were in...
If forgiveness really can be partial—not a once-for-all thing—how is one to tell which sins have been forgiven, which not, in the absence of a priestly decision? No, the biblical passages make sense only if the apostles and their successors were given a real authority. Still, some peo...
The same thing happens when we say God created the universe—nothing changes in God’s immutable nature, but the world around us is “changed” by becoming real in an act of being that is created from nothing. Another argument against God creating the universeis that it seems as though God...
Study:Why do you suppose the elders found the idea of a king appealing? In what ways do we fall prey to similar temptations? Apply:Back then, or even today, all human governments share one thing in common: sinners governing other sinners.What possibly could go wrong?
The Catholic ThingThe article reviews the book "The Catholic Thing," by Rosemary Haughton.HELLWIG, MONIKAamerica
A Man-Made Famine Posted onJuly 12, 2024byMark HAYseason is just wrapping up for me (which is why I have been absent of late). Today, as I was heading to the last field to harvest, I was taking notice of the crops around me. As far as the eye could see, almost all of them ...
The Catholic Church is an ancient religious institution boasting over a billion members worldwide. As such, Catholicism is the largest Christian ecclesiastical body in the world. Because of this alone, it is important to have an accurate understanding of
Martha blinked. Then, remembering Burton’s long reminiscences on her Catholic girlhood, she laughed. That was a paraphrase of the answer to the first question in the old Baltimore Catechism: Why did God make man? “If I keep on listening to you, I’m going to come down with delusions ...
Why did they dress? he had come down in his ordinary clothes. he had not got any dress clothes."one never gets anything worth having by post"-that was the sort of thing they were always saying. They made men say that sort of thing. Yes, it was pretty well true, he thoug...