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

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

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 s

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), and among t

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

The Crusades and the Modern World(Post)

The Crusading movement was launched by the papacy and its fate remained intertwined with that of the Roman pontiffs. As their role in European politics changed, so too did the movement’s. As Western

Repent, Receive, and Remain(Post)

During my conversion in high school, I repented of my sins and received Jesus Christ into my life. Today, I live out my faith in the knowledge that, if I remain united to Christ until death, I will e

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 5:4 is a go-to

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 son’s l

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 cleare

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 they d

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 stori

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 h