530 results for 'bible commentary'

Is It Sinful to Want to Learn More About Ghosts and Demons?(Post)

Question: Is it sinful to want to learn more about ghosts and demons?Answer: Learning about ghosts and demons is part of our Catholic Faith. The key is not becoming unduly curious about or preoccupi ...

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 o ...

Getting Theology Right(Post)

If you want to know whether or not you should be a Catholic, there’s only one issue you need to solve: is the papacy true or not? To be sure, the papacy isn’t the most important doctrine: the existen ...

A Prophetic Claim to Messianic Kingship(Post)

Did you ever wonder why twelve apostles and only twelve? Good rule of thumb for future reference? Numbers in the Bible (especially the number twelve) are almost never a coincidence.Let's start at the ...

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. Liter ...

The Necessity of Tradition (Post)

The Role of Sacred Tradition in Early Christianity The first Christians didn’t learn their faith from the Bible because none of the books of the New Testament had been written yet. This is evident i ...

Did Jesus Really Rise From the Dead? Are Alternate Theories Put Forth By Non-Believers Plausible?(Post)

The Bible says that if Jesus did not rise from the dead then the Christian faith is worthless (1 Cor. 15:17). However, if Jesus did rise from the dead then we know Jesus can keep his promise to give ...

The Flaw in the "Paul Never Mentions Jesus" Argument(Post)

St. Paul was martyred in the mid-A.D. 60s, and he wrote his letters in the 50s and 60s, making them very early sources about Jesus—much earlier, Mythicists say, than the Gospels.  ...

Answering Questions About the Immaculate Conception(Post)

Immaculate Conception and God’s Election The Immaculate Conception. For non-Catholics, this dogma of the Church may be one of the most misunderstood doctrines there is. Here are some co ...

Is Mary the Mother of God? Can missing the mark on Mary distort our theology?(Post)

When I was on the outside looking in at the Catholic Church, I truly believed the emphasis on Mary in Catholic theology led to a loss of focus on Jesus. My aim, in speaking with Catholics, was not on ...

Archaeological Evidence and the Obliteration of Sodom(Post)

Shifting Theories Then the Lord rained on Sodom and Gomorrah brimstone and fire from the Lord out of heaven . . . and lo, the smoke of the land went up like the smoke of a furnace. —Genesis 19 ...

Can Missing the Mark on Mary Distort Our Theology?(Post)

When I was on the outside looking in at the Catholic Church, I truly believed the emphasis on Mary in Catholic theology led to a loss of focus on Jesus. My aim, in speaking with Catholics, was not on ...