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Many people misunderstand what and who the Holy Spirit is. Few realize that we receive the gift of the Holy Spirit during Baptism (not Confirmation). Few recognize that the Holy Spirit is actually living within each of us (and cannot be removed), and His temple is our body (which is why we are to keep our […]
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Sophia Sketchpad has another excellent resource to explain another key part of the Catholic faith, the Sacrament of Baptism. Watch the video and share with your friends, your classroom, or your RCIA class. If you think this video on the Sacrament of Baptism is great, you’ll love this video about the Eucharist. Check it out!
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In recent years, the general public’s perception of the acceptability of recreational drug use, particularly in the form of marijuana, has increased. This follows the same trend of tolerating behaviors that were once taken for granted as inherently immoral. For the present situation, what is the problem with a little drug use here and there?
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Imagine, if you will, an adult volunteering at youth retreat. Now imagine this person holding a cup of coffee while speaking to a group of youths. When the adult takes a sip of coffee, it burns his tongue. In response to the burn, he shouts, “Oh f***, that’s hot!” The youths eyes would widen, and first
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Church teachings change, right? Hey, the Catholic Church modernized with Vatican II, so it’s bound to happen again, especially since Pope Francis is so progressive. Right, eh? Wrong. The Church teachings that change are non-dogmatic traditions like wearing chapel veils or not eating meat on Fridays. Doctrine develops slowly over time, which means that the teachings on the
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After perusing the latest Pew Study on why young people are leaving the active practice of Christianity, I confess that I just sighed in exasperation. I don’t doubt for a moment the sincerity of those who responded to the survey, but the reasons they offer for abandoning Christianity are just so uncompelling. That is to
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The Journey Home is an awesome show that has been on EWTN for very long time, and still continues to produce engaging and inspirational shows featuring guests who have converted to the Catholic Church. We love it, and we wanted to show our appreciation by bringing you some of of the most unforgettable episodes. You
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We can all learn bit more about purgatory. Far from being the much-maligned second-chance hell or hell-lite that critics make it out to be, purgatory actually well reflects the beauty of the Church’s teaching. Here are 10 things about purgatory that may surprise you: 1. The Fathers taught it Purgatory is usually associated with medieval
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This post begins a series addressing arguments against papal infallibility. The first of them is fairly easy to refute, but it is worth mentioning because of how common it is. The argument goes like this: “The pope is a sinner, like everyone else, and so therefore can hardly claim to be infallible.” Now, you will
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Devin Rose is all about groundbreaking. If you didn’t read the amazing work he did in The Protestant’s Dilemma, go ahead and add that to your cart as well. This book is a game changer, and frankly, as I turned the first several pages I was wondering why this book was only just published. What
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A commonplace argument among Catholic apologists, whenever the topic of sola scriptura arises, is that without an authority external to the Bible, one can not know which books belong in the Bible in the first place. No Protestant would argue that the table of contents is infallible, and yet somehow one must know that Galatians
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If we don’t know where we came from and who went before us, we feel lost and end up seemingly drifting in the wind wherever it takes us. We need a foundation, on a “Rock”, or at least on a steady barque, in order to make it through the storms of the world. Without these
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In conversations with Protestants, the topic of sola scriptura will almost always come up. According to those who are persuaded by this idea, the Bible—sixty-six, not seventy-three, books—is the sole infallible rule of faith and practice for the Church. Whatever is not specifically in the Bible, or may be logically inferred from it, is not binding
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In my years of engaging apologetics topics with Protestants, and even sometimes fellow Catholics, I have found that the Church teaching on infallibility is one of the most difficult for people to grasp. It is more often necessary to explain what infallibility does not mean than what it does, and so root out the errors
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We all do, at least implicitly. And I would wager that if more people understood what the Catholic Church means when it speaks of purgatory, they would find themselves compelled to also acknowledge its existence. Too many people speak of purgatory as a “place,” as they do heaven and hell. Here is how the Catechism
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Within the Church, we have the privilege of a rich and deep patrimony from which to draw inspiration and guidance. We are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, interceding on our behalf to God. In addition to their intercession, they also provide the foundation and evidence of what the Church has believed since
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Does the thought of God having a “gag reflex” sound irreverent? Don’t cry “blasphemy” just yet; all will be explained. Let’s begin by establishing what the Church means by papal infallibility. It is pretty straight forward: The pope is protected from teaching something that is false, WHEN a very specific set of criteria is met:
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The greatest sinners and opponents of the faith often make the greatest evangelists and saints. Think St. Paul, St, Augustine…the list goes on. Have you ever looked at a powerful voice of opposition to the Catholic faith and thought, “could you imagine what they could do for Christ if they converted?” Here are 10 conversions
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One of the chief cries of abortion-on-demand supporters has been that of bodily autonomy—“my body my choice!” The soundbyte goes something like this, “a woman should be free to decide what to do with her own body.” Setting aside the highly dubious hidden premise that one is free to do whatever they want with their own
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Philosophy is regarded by many as the most important field of study. Indeed, in the time of Socrates, Plato and Aristotle, philosophical debate was taken up everywhere, and was applied to morality, religion, science, and virtually every aspect of life. Theologians are exhorted to study philosophy, but the lay Catholic can benefit just as much. Here’s 5 good reasons to take
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