Marriage today faces a number of threats. Divorce, redefinition, and infidelity undermine the status and special importance of marriage in a society. … Continue reading
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Vocation: A Calling From God
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God calls each of us to a particular vocation in life. The Catholic Church defines both particular vocations as three states of life: single, married, religious, and also a general vocation of all baptized believers. … Continue reading
Do Unbaptized Babies Go To Limbo?
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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 nor has it been rejected by the Church. … Continue reading
Are Sundays a Part of Lent?
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Sundays in Lent are not considered part of the forty (40) days of the Lenten season and therefore one is not required to uphold one's Lenten penitence. For example, if you gave up eating desserts for Lent, you may have a piece of cake on a Sunday. … Continue reading
Ash Wednesday
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Ash Wednesday is the first day of Lent, celebrated next on March 5, 2014. The name "Ash Wednesday" comes from the blessed ashes that are applied to the forehead of the faithful who receive them as a sign of the beginning of the season of Lent, the … Continue reading
The Role of the Catechism of the Catholic Church
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The Catechism of the Catholic Church is a teaching tool by which other teaching methods can be derived. It is a concise explanation of Catholic beliefs compiled from many documents written by bishops over the centuries. The Catechism is not … Continue reading
The Truth About Faith Alone, Works, and Salvation
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The letters of Paul make mention several times of salvation by faith. There are passages in Romans, Ephesians, Titus, and Galatians just to name a few. To some these passages might appear like a pretty open and shut case in favor of a teaching that … Continue reading
The Original Sin
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Original Sin is the sin inherited by all humankind from Adam in his disobedience of God’s command not to eat from the fruit of the Tree of Knowledge. The Original Sin event is referred to as “The Fall of Man.” … Continue reading
Do Catholics Read the Bible?
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Did you know that the Catholic Church reads the entire Bible to her congregation over the span of three years? Of course we do; Catholics invented the Bible! … Continue reading
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