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Who Wrote Revelation and Why?(Post)

Four times, the book of Revelation identifies its author as “John” (1:1, 4, 9; 22:8). This was an extremely popular name at the time. In fact,John was fifth most common among names for Jewish men in

Finding Mary in the Old Testament(Post)

Literal References to the Virgin Mary in Scripture The most obvious references to the Virgin Mary are those that mention her explicitly. These may be few, but they are the most important. Litera

Our Culture Is Facing a Reckoning(Post)

Despite the ruins of the Sexual Revolution being all around us, many Protestants are doubling down—not only continuing to support contraception, but starting to embrace other related practices that h

What is a Sacramental?(Post)

The 1983 Code of Canon Law (CIC) defines sacramentals as “sacred signs by which effects, especially spiritual effects, are signified in some imitation of the sacraments and are obtained through the in

The Big Picture of Early Church Governance(Post)

All of the evidence from the first few centuries of Christian writers either explicitly points to a threefold structure (one bishop, assisted by elders and deacons) in the early Church or is too vague

Advent Apologetics: What Happened at Guadalupe?(Post)

There were actually two apparitions of Our Lady of Guadalupe more than two centuries apart. In 1326 in Cácerces, Spain, according to legend, the Virgin Mary appeared to a cowherd named Gil Cordero as

Not a Denomination(Post)

In 1964, Pope Paul VI issued the Second Vatican Council’s “Decree on Ecumenism,” called Unitatis Redintegratio, which translates from Latin as “The Restoration of Unity.” Right there, we see tha

Why the Catholic Church is NOT a Denomination(Post)

In 1964, Pope Paul VI issued the Second Vatican Council’s “Decree on Ecumenism,” called Unitatis Redintegratio, which translates from Latin as “The Restoration of Unity.” Right there, we see that the

Did the Miracles at Lourdes Really Happen?(Post)

Dan Brown’s Da Vinci Code wasn’t the first historical fiction where the history was just as fictional as the story. Émile Zola beat Brown by over a hundred years.Zola was a famous French writer and a

Works of Mercy: What We Can Learn From the Parable of the Good Samaritan(Post)

The famous parable of the Good Samaritan is found only in the Gospel according to St. Luke. It speaks especially of works of mercy, a theme dear to the heart of Luke and his companion St. Paul, who wa

Common Misconceptions: Setting the Record Straight(Post)

From the beginning of the Church, people have wondered what it is. A big part of St. Paul’s work, as reflected in his letters to the early churches, is clarifying what the Church is and is not.

Don’t Let “Catholic” Schools Steal Your Child's Faith(Post)

When my father was a Chemistry major at Notre Dame in the mid-1950s, he was required (as were all Notre Dame students) to take the core religion courses. Catholic priests with advanced degrees taught