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November 2022

November 27, 2022
By no lesser authority than Thomas Aquinas, theology has been called the queen of the...
November 20, 2022
Much has been written about the Gospels, and rightfully so. It is the Gospels that...
November 13, 2022
One need not spend time studying Catholicism before coming across the word mystery. Within theology,...
November 06, 2022
If God is love, why does He not save everyone? In other words, if God...

October 2022

October 30, 2022
One of the most well-known and theologically significant statements made by Christ occurs in John...
October 23, 2022
This paper seeks to answer the question, “Is God a Catholic”? It seems possible to...
October 16, 2022
The Apostles Creed contains a remarkable claim that would astonish us if familiarity had not...
October 09, 2022
To be sure, Jesus' words and teachings often surprised, stunned, or even angered His listeners....
October 02, 2022
"Upon this rock, I will build my church, and the gates of the netherworld shall...

September 2022

September 25, 2022
In one of the most emotionally wrenching and theologically complex events depicted in the Gospels,...
September 18, 2022
“An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth.” - Hammurabi’s Code. A...
September 14, 2022
If materialism and secularism are true, human beings are essentially accidents of biology. They are,...
September 11, 2022
The central tenet of Catholicism - and the foundation of the New Testament - is...
September 07, 2022
The German philosopher Gottfried Leibniz is known for, among other ideas, the principle of sufficient...
September 04, 2022
What does it mean to be "good"? Are the concepts of good and evil an...

August 2022

August 31, 2022
“The name angel belongs to his office, not to his nature. You ask what is...
August 28, 2022
“Though he was in the form of God, he did not regard equality with God...
August 24, 2022
The foundation of the Catholic faith is the belief in God. Yet it seems belief...
August 21, 2022
Every art and science has its own unique set of terms and language. This is...
August 17, 2022
Is there anything more symbolic of religion than miracles? The concept of God intervening in...
August 14, 2022
Catholicism is not about doctrine or philosophy or even about the Bible. At its core,...
August 10, 2022
One of the most common traits shared by the saints and by religious people, in...
August 07, 2022
"This is a hard teaching. Who can accept it?" Such was the response of many...
August 03, 2022
The philosopher Immanuel Kant thought that religion could be and should be reduced to ethics....

July 2022

July 31, 2022
  Not without reason, religion - including Catholicism - is often seen as a set...
July 27, 2022
Sin and virtue are, of course, of great importance to Catholicism. In this work, I...
July 24, 2022
“Do not be anxious about your life, what you shall eat or what you shall...
July 20, 2022
"Life is precious. Life is sacred. And it ought so to be observed." - Gordon...
July 17, 2022
Like the books of the Old Testament, which can be categorized according to various criteria...
July 13, 2022
In the famous prologue to John’s Gospel, we read, “And the Word became flesh and...
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