By Michael Novak, Doubleday, 2008 “No one has ever seen God, but as long as we love one another God remains in us and his love comes […]
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…
The Johannine Comma
Why have modern translations of the Bible removed a verse traditionally held to be part of the inspired Sacred Scriptures? If one reads the 7th and 8th verses in the fifth chapter of the first letter of St. John from an old English translation of the Bible, such as the…
The Songs of the Servant of YHWH
In the Acts of the Apostles we read of a remarkable encounter between Philip and an Ethiopian eunuch on the road from Jerusalem to Gaza. The eunuch was in his chariot, reading the Book of the Prophet Isaiah: Now the passage of the scripture which he was reading was this:…
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…
Some Good Bible Apps
As a follow up to our discussion during a recent meeting of our Catholic Study Group I thought it would…
On Servile Work
The first precept of the Church is: "You shall attend Mass on Sundays and holy days of obligation and rest…
The Johannine Comma
Why have modern translations of the Bible removed a verse traditionally held to be part of the inspired Sacred Scriptures?…
The Songs of the Servant of YHWH
In the Acts of the Apostles we read of a remarkable encounter between Philip and an Ethiopian eunuch on the…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Some Catholic Jokes
Some relatively clean humor... A little boy was listening to a long and excessively boring sermon in church. Suddenly his…
Reaching out to a…comet!
On November 12, 2014, the European Space Agency's Rosetta probe will attempt to put it's lander, called "Philae" onto the…
Trials and Tribulations
If God is good, why does He allow us to suffer trials and tribulations? This question ceased to be just…
Book review: “Forming Intentional Disciples: The Path to Knowing and Following Jesus”
"Can you tell me the story of your relationship with God so far?" This "threshold question" is at the heart…
Missionaries of Mercy
Pope Francis has recently called for an Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy, which will start on the Feast of the Immaculate…
Pope Francis’s First Apostolic Exhortation
Pope Francis has issued his first Apostolic Exhortation, Evangelii Gaudium ("Joy of the Gospel") and it seems to summarize the…
Some good scriptural resources
Online Bibles Latin Vulgate New American Bible New Jerusalem Bible Online Bible Search Engine Revised Standard Version Online World Wide Study Bible Scriptural Resources Online […]