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CHRIST CAME FIRST: The Truth About Baphomet, Catholic Imagery, and Why Satanic Rituals Target the Holy Eucharist
How a 19th-century occult symbol became ammunition against Catholicism—and why the Real Presence of Jesus Christ remains at the center of the spiritual battle. By Catholicg33k The Accusation: Is the Catholic Jesus Really Baphomet? A disturbing image circulating across social media places traditional Catholic artwork of Jesus Christ beside a statue of Baphomet, the goat-headed…
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The Rosary: A School of Love, Not Just a String of Beads
The Rosary, Rediscovered — Article 1 of 12 How the Rosary leads us into a deeper relationship with Jesus Christ through prayer, contemplation, and the example of His Blessed Mother. Scripture for Meditation: Luke 2:19; John 15:4–11; Philippians 3:8–14 If Christianity is about a living relationship with Jesus Christ, why would we repeat prayers while…
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Did Mary Have Other Children?
Until,” the Brothers and Sisters of Jesus, and What Scripture and the Early Church Actually Say Few Marian questions generate as much confusion as the perpetual virginity of the Blessed Virgin Mary. A common objection sounds simple: “Matthew says Joseph did not know Mary until Jesus was born. Then Scripture calls James, Joseph, Simon, and…
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If Demons Can Affect Us, Why Can’t the Saints Pray for Us?
One of the more curious objections Catholics hear is that the saints in heaven cannot hear our requests for prayer, cannot know anything about what happens on earth, and certainly cannot intercede for us. Yet many of the same Christians have no difficulty believing that demons can tempt human beings, influence the world, wage spiritual…
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When “What Scholars Really Say” Doesn’t Cite the Scholars
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in Apostolic Tradition, Bible Translation, Biblical Exegesis, Biblical Theology, Catholic Apologetics, Catholic Doctrine, Catholic–Protestant Debate, Church Fathers, Early Church, Evangelical Protestantism, Magisterium, Protestant Objections, Sacred Scripture, Sacred Tradition, Scripture and Tradition, Sola ScripturaA Catholic Rebuke of Answering Catholics on Sacred Tradition Patrick O’Brien’s Answering Catholics recently published an article entitled “The ‘Tradition’ Translation Debate: What Scholars Really Say.” That is a confident title. There is only one immediate problem: The article does not actually tell us what the scholars really say. It repeatedly appeals to “nearly all…
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Ten “Fatal Flaws” of Catholicism?
A CatholicG33k Response to Mike Gendron Editor’s Note Mike Gendron’s Ten Fatal Flaws of Catholicism is frequently presented as a biblical exposure of what the Catholic Church supposedly teaches. The difficulty is not that Gendron cites the Catechism. The difficulty is that he repeatedly cites Catholic sources and then interprets them in ways those same…
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Old Church Meets New Technology
From St. Peter to Silicon Valley: How the Catholic Church Entered the Digital Age By Catholicg33k | Faith • Technology • Evangelization The Catholic Church is nearly 2,000 years old. The World Wide Web is only a few decades old. Yet when these two worlds came together, they opened an extraordinary new chapter in the…
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THE THIRD EYE, THE VATICAN PINECONE, AND THE LIGHT OF CHRIST
By CatholicG33K What if the greatest mystery is not an eye hidden inside our brain, but the spiritual sight that God desires to awaken within our souls? Deep within the Vatican Museums stands an enormous bronze pinecone known as the Pigna. It is an extraordinary artifact of ancient Rome, created during the first or second…
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God Became Man So That Man Might Share in the Life of God
Understanding the Astonishing Teaching of Catechism 460 There are certain sentences in the Catechism of the Catholic Church that should make us stop reading for a moment. CCC 460 contains one of them. The Catechism teaches that: “The Word became flesh to make us ‘partakers of the divine nature.’” That is not merely poetic language.…
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Catholic Prayers to Mary: When Quoting Devotional Language Is Mistaken for Refuting Catholic Doctrine
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in Apologetics, Biblical Exegesis, Blessed Virgin Mary, Catholic Apologetics, Catholic Doctrine, Catholic Prayers, Catholic Theology, Catholic–Protestant Debate, Church Fathers, Communion of Saints, Devotional Theology, Intercession of the Saints, Marian Devotion, Marian Doctrine, Protestant Objections, Sacred TraditionA Catholic Rebuke of Answering Catholics on Marian Prayer, the Intercession of the Saints, the Glories of Mary, and the Unique Mediation of Jesus Christ Patrick O’Brien’s Answering Catholics has published an article entitled “Catholic Prayers To Mary.” The article begins by appealing to passages commanding believers to call upon God in times of trouble.…