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Home: Core Subjects: Catholic Religion: LINKS_PAGE Core Subjects: Catholic Religion: LINKS_PAGEArticles:I believe in the Holy Catholic Church - Cardinal Joseph RatzingerIn Christ God has bound himself to men, has let himself be bound by them. Read more... I Vow to Thee, My Country - Father George W. RutlerProvidential symmetry sets the plaintive anniversary of September 11, 2001, on a Sunday, which is always a celebration of the Resurrection. Read more... In Defense of Feelings - Alice von HildebrandAnyone acquainted with the history of philosophy knows that many of the great thinkers have looked down upon feelings. Fleeting, unreliable, misleading, they're fraught with danger and must be kept carefully in check. Read more... In my end is my beginning - Father George W. RutlerAs autumnal days grow darker, the feast of Christ the King bursts like a flame, presaging the new year. Read more... In the beginning - Father George W. RutlerHuman imagination cannot conceive the power and pressure that held all the essential elements of the universe together in a piece of matter about the size of a pinhead when the world began. Read more... In the Midst of History: Benedict's Second Volume - Father James V. Schall, S.J.The English translation of Benedict XVI's second volume of Jesus of Nazareth is being published officially by Ignatius Press today. This volume covers the events of Christ's life from Palm Sunday to the Ascension. Read more... Indulgences - Fr. William SaundersPlease explain the meaning of indulgences, including partial indulgences. Many of my family and friends do not understand their purpose, what they really are in terms of remission of sins, their connection with purgatory, length of time involved, etc. Read more... Indulgences - Grace MacKinnonDear Grace, Could you please explain what an “indulgence” is and how someone may obtain one? Read more... Innocence and Humility - Donald DeMarcoThe distinguished Catholic convert, Msgr. Ronald Knox, said of G.K. Chesterton that his good friend possessed two virtues in particular, innocence and humility. Innocence and humility are liberating virtues. Read more... Inperson: Cardinal Edward Egan - John DroginYou lived in Rome 23 years. What has it been like working so closely with Pope John Paul II, particularly when you worked on the new Code of Canon Law in the early 1980s? Read more... Inquisitive About the Inquisition - FR. WILLIAM SAUNDERSEvery now and then, I have heard people bring up the Inquisition and use it to slam against the Church. What are the facts about the Inquisition? Read more... Interiority of Human Persons - JOHN F. CROSBYSt. Augustine is famous for warning us not to lose ourselves in the world outside and for admonishing us to turn within, to enter into the “inner man.” Read more... Introduction - A Heart Like His - Father Thomas D. Williams, LCThere's no greater adventure than getting to know Jesus Christ. But this involves more than historical study about where he lived, what he ate and who he hung around with. Above all, it means getting to know his heart. Read more... Introduction: The Lost World of Moral Common Sense - J. BudziszewskiWe are passing through an eerie phase of history in which the things that everyone really knows are treated as unheard of, a time in which the elements of common decency are themselves attacked as indecent. But J. Budziszewski sets out to explore the lost world of common moral truths — what we all really know about right and wrong. His bracing account shows us how to address the uncertain, the disoriented, and the self-deceived among our neighbors in a way which may bring them back to moral sanity. Read more... Invalid Baptisms - Rev. William SaundersRecently, a relative in Quebec told me that in her diocese, 295 baptisms had been declared invalid because they weren’t done properly. Could you please explain this further? How could this have happened? Read more... Is Baptism Necessary for Salvation? - Fr. William SaundersIs baptism necessary for salvation? I am very concerned because my niece has not had her children, ages 7 and 8, baptized? Read more... Is Christopher Still a Saint? - FR. WILLIAM SAUNDERSWhatever happened to St. Christopher? Is he still a saint? Read more... Is Gambling a Sin? - FR. WILLIAM SAUNDERSMy Baptist friend says that gambling is a sin. Yet, I know many good Catholics who visit places like Atlantic City and play slot machines and the like, or schools that have casino nights as fund raisers. What should I say to my friend? Read more... Is Hell a Choice Made on Earth? - FR. WILLIAM SAUNDERSA friend recently challenged my beliefs about hell. He described hell as a state of being where God is always present, loving the damned, and sinners are frozen by their sins to the points where existing sinless becomes unattractive to them. When welcomed into heaven, they choose instead to exist in hell until they can choose to finally accept God. What are the Church’s teachings on hell? Is a hell a choice made on earth? Read more... Is It Arrogant to Say Christ Is the Only Savior? Asks Cardinal Ratzinger - ZenitIs it pretentious for Christians to proclaim Christ as the only Savior of mankind? Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger posed that question Saturday, and in his response clarified the very meaning of the Christian mission. Read more... Is Missing Mass a Mortal Sin? - FR. WILLIAM SAUNDERSI was visiting relatives over Easter, and sadly they do not attend Mass. I went to Mass, and reminded them that missing Mass was a mortal sin. They said, "Oh, that was in the old days. Missing Mass is no longer a mortal sin." What do you say? Please give me some ammunition. Read more... Is the Death Penalty Wrong? - FR. WILLIAM SAUNDERSA few weeks ago you wrote about the "pro-choice argument" and how human life is sacred. Yet, I discovered that the Catechism permits capital punishment. That seems to be a contradiction. What do you think? Read more... Is the Gospel Anti-Semitic? - Fr. William SaundersDuring Lent, many of the readings from the Gospel of St. John referred "to the Jews" in a negative way. It sounds anti-Semitic. How should we understand this? Read more... Is the Mass Really a Sacrifice? - FR. WILLIAM SAUNDERSA friend of mine who belongs to an evangelical church was asking me about the Mass. She read a quote from Hebrews, which seemed to say that the Mass could not be a sacrifice. Can you help me in this matter? Read more... Is There Free Will in Heaven? - FR. WILLIAM SAUNDERSI have always assumed that any human who merits heaven after this valley of tears is in heaven forever. However, in view of the fact that the bad angels were in heaven (I presume) and rebelled against God, it is not possible that those of us who are saved could rebel against God in heaven? I guess my question is, do we exercise free will in heaven? Read more... Pages: [<<] ... 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 ... [>>] Related Categories:
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