Catholic Church

December 8, 2017

A Sabbatical for Suffering with the Immaculate Conception

By Jim Dougherty, Catholic Stand - St. Maximilian found that having an appreciation for the Immaculate Conception of Mary led to a better understanding of the inner life of the Most Holy Trinity. As the Church taught, Mary was given a singular grace, prevenient grace, to be preserved from original sin and conceived in grace in her Immaculate Conception. The Holy Spirit was present in her from her Immaculate Conception.

December 8, 2017

The War on Poverty

By Luis E. Tellez, First Things - Never more than today, the Catholic Church faces enormous pressure to loosen sexual norms in response to suffering, because we are more aware of suffering than ever before... We must relieve suffering, but to what degree? We know that suffering is integral to the life of the Christian. Christ tells us to take care of the poor, but He also tells us “For you always have the poor with you”

December 8, 2017

Does God Command the Impossible?

By Kevin Clark, Catholic Exchange - God tells us that each has a choice: we can follow him and live or reject him and die. To be a true choice, either path must be possible. If God gives us a command that cannot actually be followed, then it must be that: 1) the one commanding is not really God; 2) the proposed command is not a real command; or 3) God is a monster who orders impossible things.

December 7, 2017

DID YOU KNOW? It Was a Catholic Priest Who Saved Private Ryan

By Religión en Libertad - Father Sampson – better known as “Father Sam” – arrived in Normandy by parachute. The first thing he did when he landed was desperately look for his Mass kit, which he had lost during his landing. It was hard for him to locate in the dark, under heavy enemy fire, among the explosions, but he did.