Catholic Church

By Rev. Jerry J. Pokorsky, The Catholic Thing - Jesus doesn’t relent. He teaches us to forgive others as He forgives us, “if any one strikes you on the right cheek, turn to him the other also.” (Mt. 5:39) God’s forgiveness of us depends upon our willingness to forgive others… The change in emphasis comes into fuller focus when we consider the meaning of the Incarnation and the Church. The revelation in Genesis that God created man in His image and likeness is a hint of basic dignity despite the Fall. In the Person of Jesus, God and man are reconciled. The Incarnation reveals that sins against God are also sins against man.

By Matthew Pinto, Ascension Press - The title "Mother of God" is offensive to some Protestant Christians because they believe that this title raises Mary to an inappropriate, even idolatrous, level -- the level of God Himself. There is also genuine confusion on the part of others -- including Catholics -- about how a finite creature (Mary) could be the "mother" of an eternal being. "Wouldn't Mary have had to exist before God in order to be His mother?", they reason.

By Msgr. Charles Pope - Most of us are familiar with this famous passage from the Gospel of John: For God so loved the world that he gave us his only begotten Son, that whosoever believes in him might not perish but might have everlasting life(John 3:16). For many people it serves as a kind of mini-gospel… There is something of that same quality in St. Paul’s beautiful summary of salvation and of the gospel message: For we were, by nature, children of wrath, like the others… (Ephesians 2:3-5).

By Martin M. Barillas, LifeSiteNews - During his general audience at the Vatican today, Pope Francis condemned Catholics who go to church every day but “go on hating” their fellow men. He said it “is better” that they not go... “How many times have we witnessed the scandal of those who go to church and spend all day there or attend every day, and later go on hating others or speaking ill of people. This is a scandal,” the Argentine pontiff said... The pope added, “It would be better to not go to church. Live like an atheist. If you go to church, then live like a son, like a brother, like an authentic witness, not a counter-witness.”