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An Introduction to the Five Ways of St. Thomas Aquinas, Part 4
An Introduction to the Five Ways of St. Thomas Aquinas, Part 4
By Bob Hunt
In the last article, I presented St. Thomas Aquinas’ reply to the argument from evil atheists present against the existence of God. Here, I’ll present Thomas’ reply to the second objection: that everything in the created order can be explained by natural or human causes, so there’s no need to posit the existence of God.
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What Scripture does not say
What Scripture does not say
By De Maria
There’s an interesting discussion going on in the comments to the Paradigm article. Thanks to all who are participating there. The idea that is surfacing is that Protestants make up doctrine according to what they claim, “Scripture does not say”.
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Is The Church the Woman of Revelation 18?
Is The Church the Woman of Revelation 18?
By Mike Bugal
One of the favorite hobbies of non-Catholic Christians, especially in the last 75 years, is trying to interpret Bible prophesies about the End Times to come up with a “times and season” if not an exact date for the Second Coming of Christ.
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Are you Democrat or Republican?
Are you Democrat or Republican?
By Lorrie McNickle
We will soon be full-fledge into campaign season, we will have a president to elect in 2016 as well as countless other offices and issues to resolve. It will be truly important to know what these candidates and issues stand for.
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An Introduction to the Five Ways of St. Thomas Aquinas, Part 3
An Introduction to the Five Ways of St. Thomas Aquinas, Part 3
By Bob Hunt
In the last article, I discussed St. Thomas Aquinas’ answers to objections to the claim that the existence of God can be demonstrated. Thomas shows that the existence of God canbe demonstrated by observing the effects of God and moving back to the cause: God Himself.
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Hope Against The Dark
Hope Against The Dark
By Will Campbell
I have been weak, I know this. To some extent, we all are. What man can say he has actualized his full potential on his own? Only God can actualize it in him, if man will give up himself, his fears, his insecurity, his worldliness. But this is the struggle, the battle we all face.
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Pope Saint Pius I
Pope Saint Pius I
By Debra Booton McCoy
The reign of Pope Pius I (140-154) showed that by the mid-second century, Rome was the center of Christian faith and culture. The concept of a group of presbyters running the Church was gone and the pope was the go-to guy, so to speak, for all things Christian. Pius I was accepting visitors from Gnostics, borderline sects and well-known apologists from around the Mediterranean.
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Politics of the Common Good
Politics of the Common Good
By Dr. Lin Weeks Wilder
The word politics has gained an almost entirely negative and pejorative meaning when used by many of us in these days of scandal, corruption and greed. Perhaps there was a time when politics as noun or adjective meant something other than a snipe but not in my lifetime. And so it was with great interest that I read the text of Pope Francis’ address to Congress.
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In Understanding, Be Men
In Understanding, Be Men
By Mike Bugal
In this final article of this series I will try to explain the reasons and sources researched that led to my reversion to the Catholic Church. As I stated before this account is, by nature of size limitations, a snapshot and not a thorough examination of the facts. The title of this tome really reflects part of the reason, but I’ll talk more about this point later.
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Fires and The Cross
Fires and The Cross
By Dr. Lin Weeks Wilder
Fires in the west. Back when I lived on the east coast or during the twenty-three years I lived in Houston, hearing about the fires in the west would provoke a momentary ' How awful' but since I was far away, within seconds the horrors of distant folks were replaced by more pressing matters affecting me or my family.
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Feeling the Pressure?
Feeling the Pressure?
By Ana R. Plumlee
Are you feeling pressure from your family and friends to make a choice about what you’re going to do with your life? It happens to all of us. I’m going through it now, as are my college age friends. I took to social media (Facebook) and asked them how they cope with the pressure of finding their calling.
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An Introduction to the Five Ways of St. Thomas Aquinas, Part 2
An Introduction to the Five Ways of St. Thomas Aquinas, Part 2
By Bob Hunt
In the first article in this series, I presented the three objections to the idea that God’s existence can be demonstrated that St. Thomas Aquinas lists in his Summa Theologica. In responding to these objections, Thomas turns to Romans 1:20, where St. Paul insists that the “invisible attributes” of God can be seen in what He has made.
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Pope Francis: Pride, Humility and the Gospel of the Day After
Pope Francis: Pride, Humility and the Gospel of the Day After
By Larry Peterson
Pope Francis has gone back to Rome. Sigh--I miss him. I live in central Florida so the closest he ever got to me was probably about 330 miles away and that was in a foreign country, Cuba. The closest I got to him in the United States was when he traveled to Washington, D.C. which is over 900 miles away. No matter, I do miss him. His gentle, kind and loving face was all over the TV screen since l
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...Of Water and The Spirit
...Of Water and The Spirit
By Mike Bugal
In the first part of my testimony concerning my reversion to the Catholic Church I talked about my birth and life as cradle Catholic in the pre-Vatican II days…as well as a little bit about my departure from the Church. As I left for the Air Force I still somewhat considered myself an agnostic, but the Lord was beginning to work in my heart to bring me into a true relationship with Him.
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Living the retreat experience
Living the retreat experience
By Paul Couturier
In the 1960’s through at least the 1990’s (and beyond in some places), weekend retreat experiences and their follow-up programs became popular in many Catholic parishes, and were a tremendous source of spiritual growth for many Catholic adults.
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What Role Do Works Play In Our Salvation?
What Role Do Works Play In Our Salvation?
By De Maria
Jesus is pretty clear about it. Let’s look at the Parable of the Sheep and the Goats. When Jesus comes to judge the world, He shall first separate the good from the wicked. The sheep are the good. The goats are the wicked. Then, He addresses the sheep and He tells them that they are going to heaven.
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Francis: Rebuild My Church
Francis: Rebuild My Church
By Ana R. Plumlee
Many say that Pope Francis is changing the teachings of the Church. This notion is false. Pope Francis is not changing the teachings of the Church. He is, rather, changing the way that we understand the church by living out her teaching of compassion. He is showing the evangelical and missionary nature of the Church through his actions as Pope, just as he did before being elected to the Papacy in
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