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Posted on May 15, 2022September 25, 2022

7-Minute Parish Catechesis – Lesson 7 (The Problem of Suffering)

The problem of evil (discussed in the previous lesson) presents a related problem, the problem … Continue Reading

Posted on March 26, 2022September 25, 2022

7-Minute Parish Catechesis – Lesson 5b (Genesis 1-3)

Genesis 2:4-25 – Another account of creation.  Remember, God is communicating allegorically.  He is trying … Continue Reading

Posted on February 20, 2022February 20, 2022

More Biblical Evidence For Infant Baptism

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This article first appeared on Catholic Stand.

Have you ever heard a Protestant say … Continue Reading

Posted on February 20, 2022September 25, 2022

7-Minute Parish Catechesis – Lesson 4 (God’s Attributes)

During the last lesson, we talked about God’s existence.  In this lesson, we will discuss … Continue Reading

Posted on February 5, 2022September 25, 2022

7-Minute Parish Catechesis – Lesson 3 (God’s Existence)

Many have left Christianity because they fell prey to atheist arguments that God does not … Continue Reading

Posted on January 28, 2022February 10, 2023

More Biblical Evidence for the Eucharist

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This article first appeared on Catholic Stand.

I recently began reading the New Testament … Continue Reading

Posted on January 23, 2022September 25, 2022

7-Minute Parish Catechesis – Lesson 2 (Love)

Often, we mistakenly think of love in terms of sentiment, romance, emotions, or even euphoria … Continue Reading

Posted on November 16, 2021November 16, 2021

“Let’s Go, Brandon!”

Corruption, Deceit, Deception, Euphemism, Fake News

This article first appeared on Catholic Stand.

“Let’s go, Brandon!” has become a popular … Continue Reading

Posted on November 4, 2021October 23, 2022

Identifying and Rooting Out Sin – Part II

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This article first appeared on Catholic Stand.

In Part I of this article, I … Continue Reading

Posted on November 4, 2021October 22, 2022

Identifying and Rooting Out Sin – Part I

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This article first appeared on Catholic Stand.

In my last article, Attaining Moral Perfection … Continue Reading

Posted on September 9, 2021November 6, 2021

Attaining Moral Perfection In This Life

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This article first appeared on Catholic Stand.

All humans struggle with moral perfection. Jesus … Continue Reading

Posted on August 13, 2021February 6, 2023

Wives Be Subject to Your Husbands, And…

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This article first appeared on Catholic Stand under the title Another Look at Wives Being … Continue Reading

Posted on July 2, 2021July 1, 2021

Why Jesus Selected Peter To Be His Prime Minister

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This article first appeared on Catholic Stand under the title Peter’s Primacy and Jesus’ Choice… Continue Reading

Posted on June 7, 2021June 7, 2021

Why Are We Praying for Peace Ad Nauseam?

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This article first appeared on Catholic Stand.

Since returning to the Catholic Church nearly … Continue Reading

Posted on May 6, 2021May 6, 2021

Is God He or She?

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This article first appeared on Catholic Stand.

A couple of months ago, U.S. Representative … Continue Reading

Posted on April 18, 2021May 6, 2021

God Is One Being, Three Persons

This article is written to provide fundamental concepts in preparation for my next article, Is … Continue Reading

Posted on April 2, 2021April 2, 2021

Jesus and the Bronze Serpent

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This article first appeared on Catholic Stand.

In John 3:14-15, Jesus prophesies about Himself … Continue Reading

Posted on March 14, 2021May 5, 2022

Why God Made Us Knowing We Would Sin

God made man to be with Him for eternity.  Yet, God made man knowing he … Continue Reading

Posted on February 27, 2021January 4, 2022

Baptism Is Not A Human Work

This article was first published on Catholic Stand.

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Have … Continue Reading

Posted on February 21, 2021February 21, 2021

Why The Perfectly Happy God Created Us

Why did a perfectly happy God, the God who is Happiness, create us? The answer … Continue Reading

Posted on February 2, 2021February 2, 2021

Terminating a Popular Pro-Abortion Argument

This article first appeared on Catholic Stand.

In 1971, the Philosophy and Public Affairs… Continue Reading

Posted on January 27, 2021February 24, 2022

Morality Part 2 For Confirmation Students

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The previous lesson looked at sex, marriage, and sexual sins.  This lesson will discuss … Continue Reading

Posted on January 25, 2021March 3, 2022

Morality Part 1 For Confirmation Students

Sex and Marriage

  1. God designed men and women to have complementary halves of a reproductive
… Continue Reading
Posted on January 11, 2021January 12, 2021

Proving the Existence of the Immortal Human Soul

This column first appeared on Catholic Stand.

The concept of a human soul is … Continue Reading

Posted on January 3, 2021January 7, 2022

Grace, Faith, and Love

Ephesians 2:8-9 (RSV-CE) states, “For by grace you have been saved through faith; and this … Continue Reading

Posted on December 4, 2020December 13, 2020

Cheap Grace and Negligent Clergy

This column first appeared on Catholic Stand.

For at least the last half century, … Continue Reading

Posted on November 17, 2020December 2, 2020

Letter to a Negligent Priest Template

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Thank you for taking the time to read this letter.  As you … Continue Reading

Posted on November 7, 2020November 7, 2020

Identifying and Responding to Catholic Imposters

This column first appeared on Catholic Stand.

Since returning to the Catholic Church nine … Continue Reading

Posted on November 1, 2020January 20, 2023

The Communion of Saints

The Catholic Church’s teaching on our union with all saints is a commonly misunderstood dogma.  … Continue Reading

Posted on October 22, 2020July 4, 2022

Is Praying to the Saints Idolatry?

Can we pray to saints who have died?  What’s the point when I can go … Continue Reading

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