Ignitum Today, Dr Matthew Tan: Someone once told me that in order to be Catholic, one had better conform. Maybe he was not aware of it, but implicit in that argument was the idea that salvation is dependent upon sameness. … Continue reading

Ignitum Today, Dr Matthew Tan: Someone once told me that in order to be Catholic, one had better conform. Maybe he was not aware of it, but implicit in that argument was the idea that salvation is dependent upon sameness. … Continue reading
“Then shall the trees of the wood give praise before the Lord: because he is come to judge the earth.” — I Par. 16:33 Trees of different species, acrobatic bugs, and hunter-gatherer fungi all form a sort of underground “brain,” … Continue reading
As I noted in my article defending Padre Pio’s miraculous stigmata, if the belief is Catholic and traditional, you can bet that my friend, Pastor Joe, a Pentecostal minister, will be against it. The latest missive I received from him … Continue reading
The philosophical definition of truth is “the conformity of the mind to reality.”1 Truth is, therefore, a conformity. And as the etymology of that word suggests, it is the mind being “shaped,” — or bent into the shape of — … Continue reading
Catholic World Report, Father James V. Schall, S.J.: What we see, in reading Robert Spencer’s The History of Jihad is an on-going clash that rises and falls in intensity according to the tides of war and the energy of the Islamic nations … Continue reading
“Did You Know That Padre Pio’s Stigmata Was Self-Inflicted? My ‘Pastor’ Friend Says It Was.” I have a friend who left the Church many years ago and is now a pastor of a small Pentecostal community in my home town. … Continue reading
Dr. Edward Feser is an accomplished Catholic philosopher whose work is worthy of attention. While preparing a class on the proofs of God’s existence, I happened upon a great piece he wrote for his blog, as well as this interview … Continue reading
I am reading Part One (of three parts) of The Wondrous Childhood of the Most Holy Mother of God by Saint John Eudes. It is a masterpiece of filial devotion to the Mother of God, reflecting on her holy childhood, … Continue reading
Currently reading and enjoying H J A Sire’s Phoenix from the Ashes, I came upon a passage that presented an argument worth spreading far and wide. It involves the doctrinal incongruity within Protestantism resulting from the so-called “Reformers’” acceptance of … Continue reading
The Way We Were Presumption is a sin that has become increasingly more common over the past fifty years. Before Vatican II, Catholics were taught to have a healthy fear of God and being judged by Him. Whether we were … Continue reading
Catholic Stand, Bob Drury: Moses set before the people Life and Death; from another aspect, Intelligibility and Inanity. He urged them to choose life (Deuteronomy 30:19). The Transcendentals Life and Intelligibility in this context refer to a single identity. They differ … Continue reading
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