“One of the purposes of the book,” he noted, “was to take back the proper understanding of exorcism by placing it squarely in the context of the Church’s pastoral ministry.”

In regard to the need for this pastoral ministry, Fr. Euteneuer asserted that “priests are ... ...Read More »]]> http://catholicism.org/hlis-father-euteneuer-authors-book-on-exorcism-warns-about-harry-potter-series.html/feed 1 http://catholicism.org/the-fire-of-pentecost.html http://catholicism.org/the-fire-of-pentecost.html#comments Mon, 10 May 2010 21:12:13 +0000 Brian Kelly http://catholicism.org/?p=15806 Summer begins on my calendar after our May Procession. In meteorological time, it begins June 1. What this means is that the season of summer extends through the warmest months of the year, which in the Northern Hemisphere are June, July, and August. I only discovered today, while beginning this article, that in Great Britain ... ...Read More »]]> http://catholicism.org/the-fire-of-pentecost.html/feed 2 http://catholicism.org/more-qs-and-as-on-the-angels.html http://catholicism.org/more-qs-and-as-on-the-angels.html#comments Fri, 16 Apr 2010 13:42:15 +0000 Brian Kelly http://catholicism.org/?p=15331 In my previous postings of questions about the angels I answered whether or not the existence of angels could be known from human reason or only from revelation. A few months ago I answered questions about the guardian angels. In this installment I discuss the nature of angels and their creation. This subject requires some ... ...Read More »]]> http://catholicism.org/more-qs-and-as-on-the-angels.html/feed 0 http://catholicism.org/diabolical-video-games-get-explicitly-diabolic.html http://catholicism.org/diabolical-video-games-get-explicitly-diabolic.html#comments Mon, 08 Feb 2010 15:08:25 +0000 Brian Kelly http://catholicism.org/?p=14065 Susan Brinkmann of Women of Grace website reports: A long-time video gamer and devout Catholic is sounding the alarm about a new breed of satanically-themed video games that target God and the Catholic Church, invite players to make pacts with the devil, and elevate Satan to hero status. Read full article here.

Does every human being have a guardian angel?

Yes, every human being, whoever was, ... ...Read More »]]> http://catholicism.org/qs-as-on-the-guardian-angels.html/feed 1 http://catholicism.org/unseen-allies-are-on-a-mission-for-our-salvation.html http://catholicism.org/unseen-allies-are-on-a-mission-for-our-salvation.html#comments Thu, 03 Sep 2009 20:54:15 +0000 Brian Kelly http://catholicism.org/?p=11755 The daughter of a friend of mine asked me some years ago if, for her class project, I could answer some questions about the angels. She sent me twenty-six questions.  And very intelligent questions they were.  Some were not so easy to answer.  I did answer all of her questions, twenty-four pages, single-spaced.  I thought ... ...Read More »]]> http://catholicism.org/unseen-allies-are-on-a-mission-for-our-salvation.html/feed 0 http://catholicism.org/there-is-a-hell-and-it-makes-perfect-sense.html http://catholicism.org/there-is-a-hell-and-it-makes-perfect-sense.html#comments Thu, 13 Aug 2009 19:15:26 +0000 Brother André Marie http://catholicism.org/?p=11494 Father Charles had just finished his sermon on Hell. Being a good orator — partly his native “Irish gift,” partly his good seminary training and experience — he had kept the congregation on the edge of their seats. True, the chandelier falling midway through the sermon (causing one lady to faint), added some dramatic tension, ... ...Read More »]]> http://catholicism.org/there-is-a-hell-and-it-makes-perfect-sense.html/feed 9 http://catholicism.org/monseigneur-saint-michel.html http://catholicism.org/monseigneur-saint-michel.html#comments Thu, 14 May 2009 20:21:25 +0000 Sister Marie Margarita http://catholicism.org/?p=9784 Two feasts every year.

One a double major, the other a double of the first class!

May 8, when Spring is spilling beauty all about; when in three weeks the splendor of the Warrior Maid will flash across the pages of our Missal.

September 29, when the pale mauve of the Michaelmas daisies is in country lanes and ... ...Read More »]]> http://catholicism.org/monseigneur-saint-michel.html/feed 0 http://catholicism.org/ad-rem-no-106.html http://catholicism.org/ad-rem-no-106.html#comments Wed, 06 May 2009 15:14:25 +0000 Brother André Marie http://catholicism.org/?p=9624 The Kensington Runestone is a slab of greywacke stone — 36 inches long, 16 inches wide, and 6 inches thick — with a fourteenth-century runic inscription on it. Unearthed in 1898, in a rural area of Northern Minnesota, it was named after the nearest settlement, Kensington. What the runes say, and the significance of the ... ...Read More »]]> http://catholicism.org/ad-rem-no-106.html/feed 0 http://catholicism.org/haunted-house-conversion.html http://catholicism.org/haunted-house-conversion.html#comments Tue, 14 Oct 2008 20:38:36 +0000 The Slaves of the Immaculate Heart of Mary http://catholicism.org/wordpress/?p=3259 (This story is recorded in John Gilmary Shea’s New History of the Catholic Church in the United States., pg. 187, and retold here in our own words.)

THE LAST THING a Ger­man Lutheran family by the name of Livingston expected to be confronted with when they moved to the American wilderness was a ghost. Undoubtedly, the ... ...Read More »]]> http://catholicism.org/haunted-house-conversion.html/feed 1