Catholic Culture, Mark Joseph Zia: It is December of 1965. The world eagerly waits to learn what the Second Vatican Council will authoritatively teach in Dei verbum,the Dogmatic Constitution concerning the Church’s understanding of Divine Revelation. More than any other document, Dei … Continue reading
Seven years ago, I published some “Suggested Lenten Penances” on Catholicism.org. Our website statistics tell me that they get looked at every year, right around the beginning of Lent. By the time readers receive this Ad Rem in their email … Continue reading
Good explanations here based on the teaching of Saint Thomas Aquinas. Catholic Answers, Karlo Brousard; Critics of the doctrine of hell often argue that it’s unjust, because eternal punishment exceeds the temporal nature of a mortal sin. Why should any sin we commit on earth, … Continue reading
There is a sense of mounting intensity in the Church. Within the last ten days alone, the following has happened: Pope Francis and Ahmad Al-Tayyeb, the Grand Imam of Al-Azhar Mosque, signed a “Document on Human Fraternity,” which says that … Continue reading
(With the kind permission of Rorate Caeli, we post this op-ed by His Excellency Bishop Athanasius Schneider. It should be read in concert with Cdl. Müller’s “Manifesto of Faith.”) The Gift of Filial Adoption The Christian Faith: the only valid … Continue reading
If Heaven is where we hope to spend our eternity, it ought to be something that is on our minds here below. “For,” after all, “we have not here a lasting city, but we seek one that is to come,” … Continue reading
Father Regis Scanlon: One last thought as we leave the Christmas season. Lk. 2:52 points out that from His infancy “Jesus grew in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and men.” People often ask, how can Jesus “grow” in … Continue reading
An article I came across recently quoted a very high-ranking churchman saying, not in so many words, that Martin Luther was right about the doctrine of Justification. It was alarming to see, though not entirely surprising in these days when … Continue reading
Father Brian Harrison made a thoughtful comment on YouTube, motivated by Michael Voris’ “Vortex” episode critiquing Bishop Robert Barron for his now well known remarks to Ben Shapiro. Father Harrison sent me his comment via email, after he posted it … Continue reading
Who, and What, do we expect to come to us when our Advent is over? To put the question in His own words, “Whom [and What] do men say that the Son of man is?” (Matt. 16:13). Protestants often ask … Continue reading
After my recent interview with Dr. David Lang on the subject of “Why Matter Matters,” the importance of matter in the divine plan has been in my thoughts. Dr. Lang’s book, and the subject of our interview, is a collection … Continue reading
At Rorate Caeli, Dr. Peter Kwasniewski has published a summary of some of the arguments presented at The Josias by Dr. Thomas Pink. The Rorate summary version is entitled “Thomas Pink on the Significance of the Exorcisms before Baptism.” The … Continue reading
The question that gives me the title for this piece is one I was recently asked, and was glad to answer, for it had occurred to me before, and provided me with some gratifying meditations both on gratitude (thanksgiving) and … Continue reading
There are two religious bodies calling themselves Christian that advance the notion of ongoing revelation. These are the “Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints,” a.k.a., the Mormons, and the “Religious Society of Friends,” a.k.a., the Quakers. The former organization … Continue reading
This past weekend, Brother Joseph and I were at the Catholic Identity Conference in Weirton, West Virginia. This is the conference which has been described as a traditionalist “unite-the-clans” event. In that regard, as in many others, it did not … Continue reading
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