775 results for 'made this way'

The Seven Virtues of Courtesy(Post)

Courtesy isn’t so much a virtue in itself as a way of living other virtues. It shapes how a particular virtue is practiced in a social setting. Here are seven virtues needed if we are to be co ...

The Food Which Endures to Eternal Life(Post)

Filling in the Gaps about the Eucharist We read of Jesus instituting the Eucharist in the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, and Luke, as well as in St. Paul’s first letter to the Corinthians. Joh ...

Mary's Rapture(Post)

Roots of Mary’s Assumption Some are surprised that the doctrine of Mary’s bodily assumption was not defined until 1950, using little biblical support. The pope decreed that all Catholics must ...

Advent Apologetics: Is There Any Evidence outside of the Bible That Jesus Was Real? (Post)

The first-century Jewish historian Josephus mentions Jesus twice in his monumental history of the Jewish people called Antiquities of the Jews. The shorter reference is in Book 20, where Josephus des ...

The Suffering of Purgatory is Bound Up with Joys Beyond This World(Post)

Among those throughout the history of the Church who have written and spoken about purgatory, many have emphasized the sorrows or pains. They have done so rightly, since the sufferings of purgator ...

Three Enemies: The World, the Flesh, and the Devil(Post)

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, y ...

How to Respond When the World Tells Us We Can "Build Our Own Deity"(Post)

Cultural Resistance to Revelation The necessity of revelation and of knowing God on his terms is not accepted in our culture today. A story can help illustrate this tension. In our society, for d ...

A Five-Part Test for Your Eucharistic Beliefs(Post)

Understanding the Eucharist How can you tell if you have the right understanding—the biblical interpretation, Jesus’ interpretation—of the Eucharist? I’d suggest five things to look for: your belie ...

What if I Feel That I Have Lost My Faith?(Post)

Faith, in the Christian tradition, is a theological virtue that comes from God as a gift. So any baptized person has received this gift of faith. The gift of faith is a habit that is still present i ...

The Eucharist Is Really Jesus(Post)

The Eucharist: Understanding Through Simple Stories My old pastor gave a homily in which he talked about preparing a girl for First Communion. Her parents had been wondering if she was ready yet, so ...

Purgatory in the Protestant Traditions (Post)

Purgatory is also found among many non-Catholic Christians. In fact, Christians who reject the doctrine of purgatory, in its consciously articulated form or at least the concepts that undergird it, a ...

Does Catholic Doctrine Change? A Catholic Answer to Orthodox Objections(Post)

Catholics often take for granted the claim that doctrine can develop over time. However, a Catholic inquirer into Orthodoxy will most likely be surprised to find out this is not ...