Didn’t the Catholic Church Do Away with Purgatory?
Purgatory is the word used to describe the final purification that an imperfect soul passes through after death which makes it perfect to enter the presence of God in heaven, provided that the soul (1)...
View ArticleWhat Do Catholics Really Believe About Purgatory?
Purgatory is probably one of the most misunderstood Catholic doctrines today, and many do not believe that it really exists. In this article I'm briefly going to cover the biblical foundation for...
View ArticleAt What Stage of Development Does an Unborn Child Receive its Soul?
At What Stage of Fetal Development Does an Unborn Child Receive its Soul? “The soul is present the moment the active and passive principles of germination coalesce to form a definite entity. We...
View ArticleThe Virgin Martyrs as Models of Purity
In a culture where impurity assaults us, the Church offers many models of virtue to us and to our young women. They stand in stark contrast to the feminine role models offered to us by the disordered...
View ArticleSix Lies the Devil Wants Us To Believe
Since Adam and Eve tasted the enticing fruit in the Garden of Eden, the father of lies has been harassing us. Satan's efforts to distort the truth and his attempts at convincing us to question God's...
View ArticleFasting: The Benefits For Body, Mind, And Soul
It should not surprise us that fasting is beneficial to our bodies and our minds as well as our souls, since as human beings, we are made up of all three. When something benefits one of our faculties,...
View ArticleWhy Do Christians Fast? Three Reasons Explained by St. Thomas Aquinas
Fasting is an ancient spiritual discipline taught in the Bible, and modeled for us by Jesus himself during his forty-day sojourn into the wilderness in preparation for his earthly ministry. Why is...
View ArticleJoin a 30-Day Content Series Unpacking the Messages of Fatima
Although many Catholics have heard of Our Lady of Fatima and her appearance to three shepherd children in 1917, most people do not know the whole story or its crucial importance in world history, the...
View ArticleUnderstanding the 7 Sacraments: The Big Picture
A sacrament is an outward sign of an invisible spiritual reality. Because humans are a unity of a physical body and a spiritual soul, God uses the means of physical objects and rituals to convey...
View ArticleSt. Justin Martyr, Early Christian Apologist, Describes the Catholic Mass in...
When Christianity was new, misunderstood, and outlawed, St. Justin Martyr, a philosopher and Christian convert, took it upon himself to give a powerful defense of Christian doctrine and practice before...
View ArticleGet to Know Your Guardian Angel and the Angels of Your Loved Ones
Prior to my conversion to Catholicism and becoming a parent, I had not really thought much about angels except when I saw them portrayed in art or in knick-knacks at a Hallmark store. It's not that I...
View ArticleDon’t Name (Or Try to Discover the Name Of) Your Guardian Angel
Although is commendable to invoke our Guardian Angels and learn how to recognize their promptings, there are a few dangers to avoid when seeking out a closer relationship with them. There is a...
View ArticleIt is Our Christian Duty to Become a Saint and Heal the World
"Our first duty, therefore, precisely in order to heal this world, is to be holy, configured to God; in this way we emanate a healing and transforming power that also acts on others, on history . . ....
View ArticleLet The Saints Guide You To An Extraordinary Life! A Lesson on Heroic Virtue
The saints are as different as they are similar. Some saints lived short lives; some long ones; some saints were married, others single; some saints came from prominence, others from obscurity; some...
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