Tag: Catechism of the Catholic Church
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MOTHER OF SALVATION: MANY WILL BE STRIPPED OF THEIR TITLES
The Coming Trial of Faith, the Danger of a Counterfeit Church, and the Unshakable Promise of Jesus Christ Faith • Prophecy • Discernment • Catholic Truth Introduction: When the Church Faces the Test of Fidelity What happens when religious authority becomes separated from fidelity to Jesus Christ? What happens when the language of compassion is…
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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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Your Guardian Angel Is Always Near
3 Beautiful Ways to Strengthen Your Relationship With Heaven’s Unseen Protector Discover how three simple Catholic practices can help you grow closer to your guardian angel and deepen your awareness of God’s loving protection. Every human life is precious in the eyes of God. From the beginning of our earthly journey, our Heavenly Father surrounds…
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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.…
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Are All Religions Paths to God?
Francis, Leo XII, Leo XIII, and the Catholic Distinction We Keep Missing When Pope Francis said in Singapore in 2024 that “all religions are paths to God,” Catholics understandably began debating what exactly he meant. Some reacted as though Francis had formally declared every religion equally true and equally salvific. Others reacted in the opposite…
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Prayer in the Early Church: What Tertullian Really Says—and What Answering Catholics Leaves Unexamined
A Catholic Response to Answering Catholics on the Lord’s Prayer, the Early Church Fathers, the Communion of Saints, and Christian Intercession Patrick O’Brien’s Answering Catholics published a page entitled “Prayer Discussed by the Early Church Writers.” The article reproduces a passage from Tertullian’s On Prayer, Chapter 2, concerning the opening words of the Lord’s Prayer.…