Articles in 'Mary & The Saints'
An Introduction to the Five Ways of St. Thomas Aquinas, Part 6
An Introduction to the Five Ways of St. Thomas Aquinas, Part 6
By Bob Hunt
As one might expect, philosophers both atheist and otherwise have raised objections to Thomas’ Argument from Motion for the existence of God. I discussed some objections in the article introducing Thomas’ Argument from Motion. Here, I’ll discuss some other common objections.
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The Family Photo Album
The Family Photo Album
By Denisea Kampe
I’m not Catholic by birth, but by choice. I was raised in the Baptist tradition until I was a preteen at which point my family stopped attending church. I’m not entirely clear on all the specifics, but no matter the reasoning, I’m convinced starving souls had as much to do with it as anything.
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To Be A Saint
To Be A Saint
By John C Prejean Sr.
When I came back to the faith in 2012, my goal was just to be a better person however, while listening to a talk by Fr. Larry Richards, I heard him say that we are all called to be saints. Saints? Is he kidding me! Apparently Fr. Larry has no idea who I am or what I have done in my life…..sainthood was way off in the distance if even possible at all.
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An Introduction to the Five Ways of St. Thomas Aquinas, Part 5
An Introduction to the Five Ways of St. Thomas Aquinas, Part 5
By Bob Hunt
I’ll spend more time with the First Way, the Argument from Motion, because it sets the stage for the Second and Third Ways. Thomas regarded the First Way as the most obvious of the ways that demonstrate the existence of God, and included it in several of his writings.
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Are We ‘Childlike' or ‘Childish'?
Are We ‘Childlike' or ‘Childish'?
By Bill Dunn
In the Bible, Jesus told his followers that they must be “childlike.” He called a child over and said, “Amen, I say to you, unless you turn and become like children, you will not enter into the kingdom of heaven. Whoever humbles himself like this child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven” (Matthew 18:3-4).
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Knowledge is Power?
Knowledge is Power?
By E.M. Wilson
So as a former educator I am very familiar with the slogan "knowledge is power." It's certainly a popular notion. If you're going to vote and be part of a democratic society then you should be informed and educated.
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To Be Humble
To Be Humble
By Jonathan Hayes
Very few people in the world would suggest that humility is not virtuous. Those who are humble are generally kind, caring, and loving individuals.
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Analysis of a Conversion - Why I left the Catholic Church, other Christians
Analysis of a Conversion - Why I left the Catholic Church, other Christians
By De Maria
I've been cataloguing the main reasons why I left the Church. In case you're keeping up, so far I've gone through the introduction, the devil's trick, my aversion to kneeling, my hatred of the Mass, and in my previous entry, I revealed that one of the reasons that I left the Catholic Church was becauase of the witness of other Catholics. But Catholics weren't the only ones giving poor witness in
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Five Quotes by St. Teresa of Avila on Prayer
Five Quotes by St. Teresa of Avila on Prayer
By Leonard Wathen
St. Teresa of Avila was a sixteenth century Carmelite nun who led a significant reform of her religious order. Her profound teachings on prayer are valuable for all Christians today. Here a five short quotes we can all learn from. You must believe that if you give up prayer, you are, in my opinion, courting danger (1:140).
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The Case for the Gospels
The Case for the Gospels
By De Maria
As I mentioned before, a long time ago, a Muslim challenged me to provide a forensic defense of the Gospels. He claimed that compared to Islam, the Gospels had no verifiable evidence of even the existence of Jesus. In fact, he, point blank stated that evidence for the truth of the Gospels would be thrown out of court! So, is it true that the case for the truth of the Gospels would be thrown out
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Why We Love The Saints
Why We Love The Saints
By Mike Bugal
A favorite topic of non-Catholic when we are discussing the things of Christ with them is the presence of “statues” in our Churches. Some of them even consider them “idols” and call us “idol worshippers”. They misunderstand the practice of Catholics to asking various Saints to intercede for us in Heaven and attribute things to it that we as Catholics don’t believe…we’ll address that in another art
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The Atheist
The Atheist
By E.M. Wilson
I came across this quote today from avowed atheist Dan Baker which states, "Asking 'if there is no God, what is the purpose of life?' is like asking 'if there is no master, whose slave will I be?' If your purpose of life is to submit as a slave, then your meaning of life comes from flattering the ego of a person whom you should detest."
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Five facts that will make you a more effective apologist
Five facts that will make you a more effective apologist
By De Maria
Most of us don’t have time to study the Bible. We’re busy raising families and keeping our jobs. Even if we did have the time, most of us are not highly inclined to do those things. Its too much like work, boring through that ancient tome and trying to learn and understand its lessons which are not often explicit. Its pretty hard. Right?
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The Church and Authority: Part 1 One Visible Church
The Church and Authority: Part 1 One Visible Church
By Kevin Noles
In the comments section of my article Are Good Works Automatic?, Another person and I had a good spirited debate on works and justification. He believes his interpretation is authoritative and rejects the Catholic interpretation, which the Bible agrees with. .
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Works of righteousness, what are they?
Works of righteousness, what are they?
By De Maria
the Catholic Church teaches that we are not literally saved by our faith and works. Our faith and works, combined, do not amount to the value of the gift of eternal life which Jesus died upon the Cross to bestow upon us. Nor can we, by our own physical effort, wash our souls of sins.
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The Papacy
The Papacy
By Sergio Garibay-Olivares
In this article I will focus on the important topic of the Papacy which will include: Biblical proof of the Papacy, as well as other writings before 300 AD that show evidence that the Early Christians believed in the Papacy (the Supremacy of Peter).
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Sabbath: Should we worship on Saturday or Sunday?
Sabbath: Should we worship on Saturday or Sunday?
By Sergio Garibay-Olivares
While talking about the day we worship God is important to keep something in mind. The Jews desired to make Saturday the Sabbath as it was the day God rested according to Genesis. The word Sabbath is from the Hebrew word SHABÀT, meaning ‘cessation,’ or ‘time of rest.’ The day chosen for the Sabbath is a day of rest dedicated to Lord,
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