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If We Reject God, We Will Never Truly Understand Ourselves(Post)

People lament that there is no longer a Christendom, but, you know, Christendom wasn’t exactly heaven on Earth. The Church doesn’t have worldly power any longer, and I don’t think that’s a bad thing.S

Answering the Jesus Question(Post)

When I was deciding whether or not I should be a Christian, I made sure to read about as many other religions as I could. At first it was overwhelming to compare the teachings of faiths like Islam, Hi

Dear St. Maximilian, I’m in Trouble...Please Help Me(Post)

Dawn Embraces One Of God's SaintsPlease enjoy this excerpt from Sunday Will Never Be The Same: A Rock And Roll Journalist Opens Her Ears To God.Maybe, in God’s plan, he permits people to ask saints fo

The Bible’s Table of Contents (Post)

The Canon of Scripture and Its Origin The clearest example of a sacred Tradition that both Catholics and Protestants accept is the canon of Scripture. The word canon comes from a Greek word that me

The Reason For Hell(Post)

“What you people do is child abuse! You should be ashamed of yourselves!” a woman screamed at me while I was engaged in evangelism at a college campus.  I was genuinely confused so I asked her, “What

Are All Christians Equal?(Post)

THE PROTESTANT CHALLENGE: How can the Catholic Church teach that some Christians have more authority than others when Scripture says that we’re all one in Christ?  The Catechism teaches that in the C

The Evangelizing Power of a Listening Ear(Post)

Then there are those moments—not when you have something difficult to say, but when you sense that the other person may. You have a feeling, or you may know, that he is embarrassed about something or

Baptism Now Saves You: Because Jesus Says So(Post)

When it comes to biblical support for the belief in baptismal regeneration, there’s no better place to start than with Jesus himself. John 3:3-5, commonly known as the “Born Again” discourse, is the

Sola Scriptura Turns Protestant Understandings of the Bible into a Novelty(Post)

Protestant View on Scripture Interpretation Protestants Say: Scripture is self-interpreting; therefore, the believer’s private interpretation is what the Holy Spirit intended. Catholic Response

God Wants More Than Our Obedience(Post)

The two main characteristics of charity are to do good for one’s beloved and to live in union with him or her. Using images drawn from friendship as well as marriage, Jesus tries to tell us how closel

Are Protestants Closer to the Truths of Catholicism Than They Think? (Post)

To outsiders, Catholicism is weird.Protestants, especially, often have a hard time comprehending the Catholic world of popes, Mary statues, prayer cards, vestments, smells, bells, and Jesus’ actual bo

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