Efficacy of the Hail Mary — In the year 1604 there were in the city of Flanders two young students who, instead of attending to the acquisition of learning, sought only the indulgence of the appetite and the gratification of ... ...Read More »]]> http://catholicism.org/mothers-fathers-and-wicked-spirits-stories-from-the-catechist.html/feed 0 http://catholicism.org/the-priesthood-of-the-roman-catholic-church.html http://catholicism.org/the-priesthood-of-the-roman-catholic-church.html#comments Sat, 08 Jan 2011 16:09:29 +0000 The Slaves of the Immaculate Heart of Mary http://catholicism.org/?p=20313 The Bible teaches that Christ had ambassadors or agents (His bishops and priests) who represent Him in this world.

2 Cor. 5:20: For Christ therefore we are ambassadors, God as it were exhorting you, be reconciled to God.

1 Cor. 4:1: Let a man so account of us as of the ministers of Christ, and the dispensers ... ...Read More »]]> http://catholicism.org/the-priesthood-of-the-roman-catholic-church.html/feed 0 http://catholicism.org/catholic-stories-edifying-and-terrifying.html http://catholicism.org/catholic-stories-edifying-and-terrifying.html#comments Mon, 06 Dec 2010 16:17:08 +0000 Very Rev. Canon Howe http://catholicism.org/?p=19725 [Taken from The Catechist by Very Rev. Canon Howe Imprimatur: Edm. Canonicus Surmont, January 26, 1922. For the Help of the Catechist in the Explanation of Christian Doctrine.]

The Thundering Legion — Marcus Aurelius, the Roman Emperor, was engaged in a disastrous war. His army had been hemmed in by the enemy within a narrow ... ...Read More »]]> http://catholicism.org/catholic-stories-edifying-and-terrifying.html/feed 0 http://catholicism.org/more-stories-for-the-help-of-the-catechist-the-cross-the-judgment-etc.html http://catholicism.org/more-stories-for-the-help-of-the-catechist-the-cross-the-judgment-etc.html#comments Tue, 09 Nov 2010 19:21:23 +0000 Very Rev. Canon Howe http://catholicism.org/?p=19485 [Taken from The Catechist by Very Rev. Canon Howe Imprimatur: Edm. Canonicus Surmont, January 26, 1922]

Saint Andrew and His Cross — Of St. Andrew it is related that when he was led out to be crucified, as soon as he perceived at a distance the cross on which he was to suffer, he cried out ... ...Read More »]]> http://catholicism.org/more-stories-for-the-help-of-the-catechist-the-cross-the-judgment-etc.html/feed 0 http://catholicism.org/stories-for-the-help-of-the-catechist-in-the-explanation-of-christian-doctrine.html http://catholicism.org/stories-for-the-help-of-the-catechist-in-the-explanation-of-christian-doctrine.html#comments Wed, 27 Oct 2010 20:14:32 +0000 Very Rev. Canon Howe http://catholicism.org/?p=19382 [Taken from The Catechist by Very Rev. Canon Howe Imprimatur: Edm. Canonicus Surmont, January 26, 1922]

Words of Diderot — One of the greatest enemies of religion last century was Diderot; yet he taught his daughter the Catechism. When one of his impious friends saw this, and laughed at him for doing it, he said: ... ...Read More »]]> http://catholicism.org/stories-for-the-help-of-the-catechist-in-the-explanation-of-christian-doctrine.html/feed 0 http://catholicism.org/purgatory-indulgences-predestination-and-relics-an-apologetical-wrapup.html http://catholicism.org/purgatory-indulgences-predestination-and-relics-an-apologetical-wrapup.html#comments Wed, 15 Sep 2010 18:20:48 +0000 Father M. Philipps http://catholicism.org/?p=18605 [Questions Asked by Protestants on Purgatory, Indulgences, Predestination and Relics briefly answered by Father M. Philipps, Rector of St. Joseph’s Church, Buffalo, NY. Cabinet of Catholic Information, 1903 Imprimatur: Archbishop John Farley]

Purgatory

Does the Bible say that there is a purgatory?

The Bible does not mention the word purgatory, but it says we should pray ... ...Read More »]]> http://catholicism.org/purgatory-indulgences-predestination-and-relics-an-apologetical-wrapup.html/feed 2 http://catholicism.org/eucharist-stories.html http://catholicism.org/eucharist-stories.html#comments Thu, 26 Aug 2010 20:11:39 +0000 Very Rev. Canon Howe http://catholicism.org/?p=18153 [Taken from The Catechist, by the Very Rev. Canon Howe. Imprimatur: Edm. Canonicus Surmount, Jan 26, 1922.]

There once lived a man who had given himself up to every passion, and had become by his life a scandal to all who knew him. Being at length upon his death-bed, his family, who were good ... ...Read More »]]> http://catholicism.org/eucharist-stories.html/feed 0 http://catholicism.org/the-old-testament-was-fulfilled-in-jesus-and-the-catholic-church.html http://catholicism.org/the-old-testament-was-fulfilled-in-jesus-and-the-catholic-church.html#comments Tue, 17 Aug 2010 17:34:25 +0000 The Philosopher http://catholicism.org/?p=17926 Michael Voris briefly explains a truth that many today don’t seem to understand. For more on this subject of religious continuity from the Old Testament to the New, see Our Patriarch Abraham and the Continuity of Religion and The Heresy of Dual-Covenant Theology.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=AY1GG0dyU9Y

What do you mean by the word Church?

By Church we generally mean the society which Christ founded to make known His teachings to mankind. This ... ...Read More »]]> http://catholicism.org/questions-asked-of-catholics-the-true-church.html/feed 0