Brom, Bishop of San Diego, August 10, 2004 Additional Resources on Purgatory Quick Q & A – Is purgatory like hell? In this quick Q & A, Catholic Answers explains that purgatory, unlike hell, is not a place of eternal damnation; rather, it’s a state of purification through a ...
In Catholic Answers’ seminars we try to emphasize the point that you should always demand that a missionary who comes to your door first establish his authority for what he is going to tell you, and only then proceed to discuss the particular issues he has in mind. By “authority,” we...
As Americans, we all have the responsibility to vote; and as Catholic, we all have the duty to vote rightly. In his sermon, Fr. Lankeit teaches the faithful that we are surrounded by a myriad of important issues, and that living as a Catholic in America is not always an easy thing. ...
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The sacraments as practiced by the Catholics are all taken from what are practiced by the characters in the Bible, as well as what Jesus did in His last hours on Earth. Catholics are practicing these acts not because they just go with the motion of what the Catholic Church has been doing...
Catholics can be either Latin (Western) or Eastern (Oriental) Catholic; both are equally in union with the bishop of Rome (the pope), but they retain their respective customs and traditions. Core beliefs Catholics believe that all people are basically good, but sin is a spiritual disea...
(Indeed “Romanism” is still used as a derogatory term against our faith even today by those who regard it as some faux Christian, anti-Biblical offshoot!) Bishop Fulton J. Sheen once famously wrote that there were not more than 100 people in the United States who hated the Catholic ...
The most important thing with any and all funerals, is that the deceased receives a proper and dignified burial. Where Will The Funeral Be Held? Many funerals will have a Requiem Mass, as it includes Holy Communion and be hosted in the local Catholic Church. ...
Another early instance of the wordcatholicis associated with St. Polycarp, Bishop of Smyrna, who used the word many times. Polycarp was a disciple of the Apostle John just as St. John was a disciple of Jesus. Like Ignatius, Polycarp also suffered the martyr’s death in a coliseum in a....
) A following; a body of adherents; as, the Roman Catholic obedience, or the whole body of persons who submit to the authority of the pope. Obedience (n.) A cell (or offshoot of a larger monastery) governed by a prior. Obedience (n.) One of the three monastic vows. Obedience (n...