299 results for 'Lepanto, the battle that saved the west'

Practical Habits for a Life of Prayer(Post)

Practical Habits for a Life of Prayer Set sacred appointments: The prophet Daniel, even when prayer carried a sentence of death, knelt before the Lord three times daily (6:10). We, who live in the ...

One of the Most Enigmatic Figures in History(Post)

“Constantine has been a whipping boy for a long time, and still is today. In popular culture (Dan Brown, Da Vinci Code), among bestselling historians (James Carroll, Constantine’s Sword) ...

What's Right, and What's Wrong—Salvation Hangs In the Balance(Post)

The Catholic Church teaches us what actions are gravely sinful and must be avoided so we do not forsake our salvation.Once, I was talking with a poised young Protestant woman who was adept at citing ...

Can a Christian Lose His or Her Salvation?(Post)

Can you lose your salvation?Some Protestants believe in the doctrine of “Eternal Security” and would say no.Catholics take a different view.Apologist Karlo Broussard tells us Galatians 5 ...

Hail Mary, Conceived Without Sin(Post)

Romans 3:23 says, “All have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God.” First John 1:8 adds, “If any man says he has no sin he is a liar and the truth is not in him.” These texts could not be clear ...

Salvation Through Suffering(Post)

Earlier in my priesthood, I pastorally ministered to a man who had cared for his adult son during his son’s battle with cancer. As I came to know the man, he shared with me the account of his ...

How Can I Grow In Holiness?(Post)

  Here at Catholic Answers one of the questions we get again and again is one that could have eternal consequences: "How can I grow in holiness?" Most Catholics want to grow in holiness, but ...

Explaining Apparitions and Visions of Angels(Post)

Church teaching, including Scripture and Tradition, holds that angels are purely spiritual beings. Yet we also believe that they occasionally appear to have physical bodies, as in the Scripture stor ...

A Different Kind of Christmas Story(Post)

A Different Kind of Christmas Story At their feet spread the great Egyptian desert, a shadowy ocean of sand rolling southward into Africa. The woman, a pale redhead with dark rings of sorrow under ...

How to Answer Protestant Misunderstandings on Baptism(Post)

The vast majority of Christians believe that baptism is a means of salvation—Catholics, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox, Lutherans, Anglicans, Methodists, and even some Calvinists. Only Baptists ...

Medicine for the Soul(Post)

When people ask me why they need to go to see a priest in confession instead of going “directly to God,” I remind them that they already believe that you can’t “go directly t ...

Children Are Worth the Risk(Post)

When it comes down to it, happiness and holiness are about acting from love of God and neighbor, not from fear of suffering and failure. By having children, you become that much more like the God of ...