Don't Miss Your Two Chances at an Indulgence

This coming Tuesday and Wednesday is All Saints Day and All Souls Day, respectively. As the days get closer, don't forget that you have two chances at a plenary indulgence. While it's not easy, at least for the first one- during which All Saints Day occurs- you'll be at a Church anyway (it's a Holy Day of Obligation).

Posts on Mary

We're talking about the Four Marian Dogmas tonight at RCIA. I'm providing links to two different series that I've done on Mary. The first is a general overview of the dogmas and a brief answer to common objections. The second series takes questions from a Fundamentalist against the Four Marian Dogmas, and answers those objects.

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21 'Tough' Questions for a 'Roman' Catholic Part 3 of 3

Colossians Two Ministries (C2M) put up 21 'tough' questions for Catholics, which were just begging for answers. I guess they didn't get any of the memos that the Catholic Church is the Church Christ founded, upon the Rock of Peter, that has preserved the Truth. Someone should get them one of those memos, like this one from Cardinal Ratzinger.

Well, let's answer the rest of the 'tough' questions, shall we?

Pope Benedict XVI Declares a "Year of Faith"

In a homily on October 16, Pope Benedict XVI announced a "Year of Faith"  (which you can read here, or watch here). He said that he would further elucidate what his ideas were in an Apostolic letter later in the week.

Well of course he did!

Vatican Continues Three-Pronged Attack on the Culture of Death

Back in June I posted a piece about the Vatican's million dollar commercial agreement with a U.S. adult stem cell company. In case you don't want to read the link I provided above, the Vatican signed a $1 million agreement with NeoStem, which will further adult stem cell research, as well as provide several Vatican-sponsored conferences over the cultural impact of stem cell research.

Orthodox, Liberal, Conservative, Heterodox... Having Your Cake and Eating it too

Definitions are important, especially when it comes to talking about religion. If you have a different definition of what salvation is, or what predestination is, then you're not going to get anywhere in any conversation with someone that disagrees with you.