The Catechism of the Catholic Church is a teaching tool. It is a concise explanation of Catholic beliefs. The Catechism includes quotations from many papal encyclicals, church council documents, and the Scriptures. It refers to these as reference … Continue reading
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Catholicism 101
New to Catholicism or looking for a primer on the Catholic Church? Start here with our introduction to Catholic doctrine.
Do Unbaptized Babies Go To Limbo?
Limbo is a theory developed by Medieval theologians as the place where unbaptized persons go when they die. Limbo is not an official doctrine of the Catholic Church, but it has not been officially rejected by the Church. … Continue reading
Vocation: A Calling From God
God calls each of us to a particular vocation in life. The Catholic Church defines both particular vocations as states of life including marriage, religious life, and priesthood, as well as a general vocation of all baptized believers. … Continue reading
Indulgences
An indulgence is the remission (removal) of temporal punishment for sin in response to certain prayers or spiritual works. In common parlance an indulgence would reduce the time spent in purgatory if one should need to go there on one's way to … Continue reading
An Online Healing Experience: The Pray More Healing Retreat
We recently discovered a great opportunity to pursue healing online, and we wanted to share it with you here! It's called The Pray More Healing Retreat. Healing is something we all need, whether that's healing from sin, from illness, from loss, … Continue reading
The Communion of Saints
Why do Catholics pray to saints? Why do Catholics worship Mary? These questions and others like it stem from confusion about a Catholic doctrine called the Communion of Saints. The Communion of Saints is the belief that every living Christian is … Continue reading
A History of Confirmation
The Sacrament of Confirmation may be one of the least understood sacraments in the Church. Let's look at its history and theology to get a better idea of what it really is. What Confirmation is not Some say that Confirmation is a pledge of sorts to … Continue reading
Five Easy Ways to Understand the Bible
The Scriptures are a diverse compilation of writings encompassing a few thousand years of human history. As such, it can be difficult to understand them if you don't recognize this context. St. Peter even writes that St. Paul's letters can be hard to … Continue reading
Hail Mary? Why Not Hail Jesus?
One thing that many people find difficult to understand about the Catholic Church is the Church's emphasis on Mary. Why would we say "Hail Mary" and pray the Rosary when we could be talking to Jesus? Doesn't that go against the meaning of the … Continue reading