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The Chaplet of St. Michael the Archangel(Post)

Just as the Church has official ritual books for Mass and the sacraments, for blessings and for exorcism, so there is also an official book called the Handbook of Indulgences. We will not take time h

In The Beginning Was The Word(Post)

How the world began is a question people everywhere ask. It’s a human universal.Pagan cultures thought the world was made by their gods and goddesses. Some myths claimed that the gods reproduced sexua

What Procedure Should We Use When Interpreting a Prophetic Text in Scripture?(Post)

  By its nature, prophecy can be difficult to interpret. It uses many symbols, and these can be taken in more than one way.The key to understanding biblical prophecy is to determine itsliteralsense—t

Consumed with the Immediate and Rejecting the Past(Post)

“A historical myth is a widely held interpretation of historical events that is believed, not for its veracity, but because it explains the past in a way that somehow satisfies the worldview of those

Advent Apologetics: How is it Possible for God to Become a Man? (Post)

The mystery of the Incarnation, or the mystery of God’s becoming man, is not something that can easily be understood by finite human minds. However, just as we can’t fully comprehend God himself bu

The Philosophical Argument for the Unborn(Post)

The Philosophical Case The philosopher Stephen Schwartz says there are only four differences between born and unborn humans, and none of them justifies depriving unborn humans of their basic rights,

Is The Doctrine Of Hell Incompatible With God's Mercy?(Post)

Do you subscribe to Catholic Answers Magazine? It's time for you to subscribe and find out what all the fuss is about. But first, here's a Sneak Peek at an upcoming article by Karlo

Answering Protestant Comebacks: The Bread of Life Discourse(Post)

The Catholic Church teaches that when we partake of the Eucharist in Holy Communion, we are literally consuming the body and blood of Jesus Christ. A key passage from Scripture that Catholics, and oth

Luther Behind the Curtain(Post)

Pope Leo X Condemns Luther’s Teachings In Exsurge Domine, the bull in which Pope Leo X formally condemns Martin Luther’s heretical teachings, the pope refers to Luther as “the wild boar from t

Who Do You Say That Christ Is? Finding The Real Jesus Among The Impostors(Post)

Please enjoy this excerpt from Counterfeit Christs: Finding The Real Jesus Among The ImpostorsIt was a crisp morning at the University of New Mexico, where I was engaging in pro-life evangelism. At th

How Did the Early Church Know Which Books Belonged in the Bible?(Post)

As the number of Christian books grew, so did the need for the Catholic Church to discern which were truly authoritative, which were merely helpful, and which were positively harmful. This resulted in

It Happened Right Here(Post)

Many years ago, as a graduate student, I spent a summer with a Christian Palestinian family in Bethlehem. It was my first visit to the Holy Land, and, as it does for many new pilgrims, it rocked