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A Biblical Case for Clerical Celibacy

June 25, 2022June 25, 2022 Chuck White

Why does the Catholic Church require most of its priests to live a celibate life?   While most of the Eastern Catholic churches allow married men to be ordained, priests of the Latin Rite must be celibate. In this post … Continue reading A Biblical Case for Clerical Celibacy

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The gods of Canaan

March 24, 2022June 11, 2022 Chuck White

In the beginning of the Book of Judges we read: And the people of Israel again did what was evil in the sight of the Lord, and served the Ba′als and the Ash′taroth, the gods of Syria, the gods of … Continue reading The gods of Canaan

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The Oak Tree

December 26, 2016December 7, 2019 Chuck White

There’s a great temptation to think that the goal of any and all true renewal in the Church should be to return to the exact life and practice of the early Church.   Even movements within the Catholic Church have … Continue reading The Oak Tree

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