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It is not imprudent to accept something as true if the person telling something to you is God or the instrument of God. Before God we are all children. This is what we must understand. The Church is not just a human institution like the public education system or one’s parents or the government; if …
It would be a huge display of ignorance to abandon books written by theologians and religious scholars because they were written before the Second Vatican Council (Vatican II). Vatican II no doubt brought about one of the biggest reforms in the history of the Catholic Church as a lot of changes were made to the …
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The concept of parish councils being established in dioceses was first declared in 1965 by the Second Vatican Council (Vatican II). Does this mean that the Church has a democratic setting? Not at all. Let us first look at the main reasons for the institution of the parish councils. The parish councils are mainly responsible …
The first Vatican council in 1869-70 in its Pastor aeternus decree declared that the Pope is infallible when he speaks “ex cathedra” meaning, “from the papal throne” on matters of faith and morals. This declaration does not cover all grounds; it was made with regards to the faith and morals of the Church. What does …
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The Pope who is the head of the Vatican and bishop of Rome is the world leader of the Catholic Church. Due to such great position of authority as leader of the Church, many are of the assumption that the Pope has the power to change the doctrines of the Church. Well, to set the …
Can the Pope Change Doctrines of the Catholic Church? Read More »
To Send from David in the tribe of Judah—Matthew 1:6, 16, 18-25; Mark 11:9-10; Luke 1:32; 2 Samuel 7:8-16; Psalm 89:20-38; Jeremiah 23:5-6; Isaiah 9:6 Be born in Bethlehem—-Matthew 2:1, 5-6; Micah 5:1, 2 Samuel 5:2 Be announced by a star—Matthew 2:2; Numbers 24:17 Be given homage by Gentiles—Matthew 2:11; Psalm 72:10–11, Isaiah 60:5-16, Numbers …
Attendants at God’s throne It is as messengers that they most often figure in the Bible, but “messenger” expresses neither their essential nature nor their essential function, which is that of attendants upon God’s throne in that court of heaven of which Daniel has left us a vivid picture: I beheld as thrones were placed, …
And if you greet your brethren only, what is unusual about that? Do not the unbelievers do the same? (Matt 5:47) Can any of you by worrying add a single moment to your lifespan? (Matt 6:27) Why are you anxious about clothes? (Matt 6:28) Why do you notice the splinter in your brother’s eye yet …
100 Questions That Jesus Asked and You Must Answer Read More »
There are many, many titles of Christ in both the New and Old Testaments. As one prays and studies them, they amount to a mini- Catechesis of the Lord Jesus. Presented below are over 150 titles of Christ. I have also presented “hot-links” to the Scriptures from which they are drawn for your further study. …
1. Take part in Jesus’ world-changing sacrifice at Calvary. In a mysterious way, the eternal God “makes present” a two-thousand year old event which is the turning-point of human history: when the greatest evil ever done (killing of God) was turned around by Jesus into the greatest good action—a sacrificial death followed by his resurrection, which …
Ten Reasons Why There is Nothing More Important than the Holy Mass Read More »
