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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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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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Dr. Kenneth Howell’s conversion story, Something Greater Is Here, is an absolute page-turner. (It arrived in the mail yesterday afternoon and, once I started reading, I couldn’t go to bed before reaching the conclusion.) You are undoubtedly familiar with Dr. Howell from his work with the Coming Home Network and Catholic Answers, as well as the
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I use the word “definitive” quite sparingly, but it is absolutely fitting when applied to Jimmy Akin’s The Drama of Salvation: How God Rescues You From Your Sins and Brings You to Eternal Life (Catholic Answers Press, 2015). I first learned of this book when, I kid you not, I had just finished footnoting Akin’s The Salvation Controversy (2001)
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