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Trusting in the Divine Will

Annunciation by Fra Angelico As the Lord knows for what we all are adapted, He gives to all their positions as be sees to be most for His own glory, for their salvation, and the good of their neighbors. Our mistake, then, is in not submitting ourselves totally to whatever He wishes to do with […]

Trusting in the Divine Will

Debate: Early Catholic Authority & Development of Ecclesiology

Vs. Protestant Apologist Jason Engwer Jason Engwer, who runs the Tribalblogue site, wrote a post entitled, “The Authority Debate Between Jimmy Akin And The Other Paul” (10-29-22). This is my reply. His words will be in blue. ***** Jimmy appealed to the paradigm of scripture, tradition, and magisterium that he claims we see during the […]

Debate: Early Catholic Authority & Development of Ecclesiology

CNA visited Ukraine before Christmas. This is what we found

Everything seems standard now, but Ukrainians will have to deal with the most terrible general in Russian history — “General Winter.” In the winter, temperatures quickly drop well below zero, and heating is a tremendous challenge, given the electrical infrastructure is damaged. For now, the emergency is no longer felt on the Polish-Ukrainian border in […]

CNA visited Ukraine before Christmas. This is what we found

Congolese Bishop Known for Spearheading Fight against Ebola in DR Congo Dies in Belgium

In his December 5 tribute to his predecessor, Bishop Bodika says the late Catholic Church leader was “a man of the people of God, a Pastor in the image of Jesus Christ, a man of deep prayer, a wise and prudent man.” In more than three decades of Episcopal ministry, the Local Ordinary of the […]

Congolese Bishop Known for Spearheading Fight against Ebola in DR Congo Dies in Belgium

The Christ, the Fall, and Echoes of Eden

It begins with the Fall and the introduc­tion of death and corrup­tion into the good world God has made. The ancient story is inscribed upon our hearts. Tempted by Satan, Adam and Eve partake of the forbidden fruit, plunge into a state of shame, alienation, and mortality, and are expelled from paradise. Cardinal Newman famously […]

The Christ, the Fall, and Echoes of Eden

Immaculate Conception: Miracle and Mystery

By Leon Bent – From all eternity Mary was chosen to be the Mother of the Word Incarnate. It is unthinkable that such a mother should have been defiled by sin for even a moment. We are in the Christmas season and once again, the global media is flooded with vehemently-written stories that dismiss or […]

Immaculate Conception: Miracle and Mystery

Did Vatican 2 Teach Heresy? Some Implications to Consider

Michael Lofton goes over the claim that Vatican II taught heresy and draws out the implications of this position. https://reasonandtheology.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Did-Vatican-2-Teach-Heresy_-Some-Implications-to-Consider.mp3

Did Vatican 2 Teach Heresy? Some Implications to Consider

Jolly St. Nick, Catholic ‘influencers’, and Canada’s culture of death

Hey everybody, Today is the Feast of St. Nicholas, and I hope you found some very nice pieces of candy in your shoe this morning. I certainly did. The Tuesday Pillar Post is coming to your inbox a bit late this morning, because I am in California today, and I just couldn’t compete with the…

Jolly St. Nick, Catholic ‘influencers’, and Canada’s culture of death

Ancient hymn given new life for meditation on the Incarnation

Lessons and Carols services are a popular and time-honored way for churches to celebrate Advent and Christmas. At Our Lady of the Annunciation in Charles Town, West Virginia, they do Lessons and Carols a little differently.  First, because Lessons and Carols are more Christmas-themed, the church doesn’t jump the gun and schedule the service during […]

Ancient hymn given new life for meditation on the Incarnation

The mighty Mississippi was once named ‘River of the Immaculate Conception.’ Here’s why

Kaskaskia was, at one time and in some ways, the center of the Mississippian universe. The now-tiny hamlet, located on the river, predates the historic riverside metropolises of New Orleans to the south and St. Louis to the north. Known at one time as the “Grand Village,” Kaskaskia was a prosperous nexus of trade for […]