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Liturgical seasons are days and weeks set aside on the Church calendar for ongoing celebration of events in salvation history. The Church has these seasons to extend celebration of important events in the life of our Lord through time.  In General Norms for the Liturgical Year and the Calendar, released after Vatican II by the Congregation for Divine Worship, the CDW said of Easter: “The fifty days from Easter Sunday to Pentecost are celebrated in joyful exultation as one feast day, …

Most people have encountered logical fallacies.The average person could likely name a couple but would struggle to articulate a comprehensive definition or explanation. Regrettably, logical fallacies factor prominently in the ongoing debates between Catholics and Protestants, to the point where we might wonder if Protestants are exploiting Catholics’ lack of in-depth knowledge regarding this topic. However, with a firm grasp of how logical fallacies function, Catholics defending the Faith …

“The anti-Catholic tradition could not be kept alive, would die of exhaustion, without a continual supply of fable.”  -    St. John Henry NewmanNearly a century ago, the Catholic author, historian, and politician Hilaire Belloc (1870-1953) wrote an intriguing examination of the Church and the modern world in his 1929 book Survivals and New Arrivals. Belloc was gravely concerned that the English Catholics of his time were not aware fully of the anti-Cath …

True witness often means embracing sacrifice and offering our own suffering for the salvation of othersWe’ve been calling evangelization a battle, and it is. When you step out to evangelize, you’re not just starting a project, you’re stepping onto a battlefield.Evangelization is a direct assault against Satan’s kingdom of lies, sin, and death. And he doesn’t sit quietly when his territory is threatened. So, what kind of a soldier are you? How prepared are you for b …

In short, Catholics must believe everything that the Church professes about what God has revealed to be true: the articles of faith. There are also precepts—basic requirements of religious practice—that the Church instructs believers to observe. And then there is the long list of pious beliefs and practices that, though not exactly required, are part of the rich fabric of Catholic life.   For the teachings on articles of faith, the place to begin is with the creeds. This w …