Catholic Church

By Fr. Jerry Pokorsky, Catholic Culture - 1) What does the Church teach on the morality of abortion? The Second Vatican Council reinforces the gravity of the sin: “...from the moment of its conception life must be guarded with the greatest care while abortion and infanticide are unspeakable crimes. “ (GS 51)

By Patti Maguire Armstrong, EWTN News - Eternity is a long time to be lost to the netherworld, so those in the exorcism ministry fight for souls with everything they’ve got. And they’ve got a lot. It is the power of Jesus Christ who does battle for them, but Jesus is in the business of saving souls, not taking hostages.

By Msgr. Charles Pope - Hillel the Elder, sometimes referred to as Rabbi Hillel, was a Jewish religious leader who lived shortly before Jesus’ time. There is a famous story told of him in which he was challenged by a potential convert to teach him the entire Torah while “standing on one foot.” In other words, can you distill the essence and present it succinctly?

By Fr. Dwight Longenecker, Crisis Magazine - ...atheistic relativism has eaten away the ability to have any kind of real discussion at all. If there is no such thing as truth, the argument simply slips and slides away. As I’ve often said, “Arguing with a relativist is like wrestling with an octopus in oil in the dark.”... Because of relativism, the discussion will ultimately be driven by the other “isms" ...