This week the Holy See announced Monday the appointment of Cardinal Baldo Reina as grand chancellor of the Pontifical John Paul II Theological Institute for Marriage and Family Sciences, replacing Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia.
Miriam, the Prophetess
Let’s take a look at the story of Miriam, the sister of Moses, and see what bearing her story might have on us. So many Marys There are so many Marys are mentioned in the New Testament! Mary, the mother of Jesus, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James the…
On Ezekiel’s “Laws that were not good”
Therefore I also gave them statutes that were not good, and judgments, in which they shall not live. And I polluted them in their own gifts, when they offered all that opened the womb, for their offences: and they shall know that I am the Lord. Ezekiel 20:25-26 DRA These…
On Servile Work
The first precept of the Church is: "You shall attend Mass on Sundays and holy days of obligation and rest from servile labor" Catechism of the Catholic Church, 2042 Sabbath rest applied to Sunday In enjoining this precept, the Church obviously borrows the Sabbath rest from the Decalogue and applies…
A March Through the Scriptures
A Bible Study Toolbox for Catholics Some Interpretive Principles The Four Senses of Sacred Scripture– Catechism of the Catholic Church…
Bible Study Tools for Catholics
Sacred Scriptures Online Bibles Some Good Bible Study Apps BibleGateway.com (Includes many versions of the Bible, including Catholic bibles with…
Handling Bible Difficulties
Here are some posts that explain some of the more difficult passages of the Bible.
On Servile Work
The first precept of the Church is: "You shall attend Mass on Sundays and holy days of obligation and rest from servile labor" Catechism of…
The Catechetical Instructions of St. Thomas Aquinas
Here’s an English translation of a great catechism written by St. Thomas Aquinas, a 13th century Dominican friar, saint and doctor of the Church: Aquinas,…
What Does the Catholic Church Teach?
There are several good sources to learn what the Catholic Church actually teaches. Catechisms, especially the Roman Catechism and the Catechism of the Catholic Church,…
Why Don’t Catholics Worship on the Sabbath?
The Seventh Day Adventists insist that Christians should set aside the Jewish Sabbath (Saturday) for rest and worship instead of Sunday. Moreover, the Seventh Day…
Is Aslan on the move?
“They say Aslan is on the move- perhaps has already landed." And now a very curious thing happened. None of…
Hopes for a new pontificate
If they practiced at Nicaea what I perceive they now mean by "synodality" - especially as the Germans perceive now…
The Holy Rosary
Our Monday night Catholic Study Group recently considered the topic of the Rosary as it is presented in our text,…
Pope Leo on Media and Evangelization
Here's an excellent 2012 34-minute interview of the future Pope Leo XIV by the Catholic News Service on the media…
Pope Leo and the Neocatechumenal Way
Pope Leo XIV was once assigned to be the apostolic administrator “sede vacante” of the diocese of Callao in Peru after…
The Six Days of Creation
Introduction St. Thomas Aquinas has provided the Church with an intriguing interpretation of the six days of creation described in…
A Brief History of the Latin Vulgate
Introduction What role does the Latin Vulgate, St. Jerome's translation of the Sacred Scriptures into Latin, play in the Church…
Artistic or Pornographic? A Theological Analysis of Nude Art
Nude art has long been the subject of theological debate, regardless of Christian denomination. Although respect and public display of…
On the Death of King David’s Baby
This comment recently appeared on our Catholic Study Group Facebook page: Here’s the short answer: Yes, God punished David by…
Some Catholic Jokes
Some relatively clean humor... A little boy was listening to a long and excessively boring sermon in church. Suddenly his…
The Six Days of Creation
Introduction St. Thomas Aquinas has provided the Church with an intriguing interpretation of the six days of creation described in…
On Jephthah’s Rash Oath
I’ve previously discussed the story of timid Gideon, and how God used the modest faith of this unlikely leader to…
A Kingdom of Priests
After a few months of wandering in the desert, God brought the Israelites to the base of Mount Sinai and…
The Brown Scapular
The topic of the Brown Scapular arose in our weekly Catholic Study Group meeting this week. Most practicing Catholics with…
Six for Six
Where did the Church get the idea that what looks like bread and wine in the Eucharist is actually the…
Hopes for a new pontificate
If they practiced at Nicaea what I perceive they now mean by “synodality” – especially as the Germans perceive now perceive it – then we’d all be Arians today.
The Holy Rosary
Our Monday night Catholic Study Group recently considered the topic of the Rosary as it is presented in our text, “The Essential Catholic Survival Guide: Answers to Tough Questions About the Faith”.