Happy Valentine’s Day

The origin of St. Valentine, and how many St. Valentines there were, remains a mystery. One opinion is that he was a Roman martyred for refusing to give up his Christian faith. Other historians hold that St. Valentine was a temple priest jailed for defiance during the reign of Claudius. Whoever he was, Valentine really [...]

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Infallibilty

from a comment on another post;
 

“I’m not interpreting scripture in a wooden tradition, I’m literally saying that by my observance, Catholics elevate the leadership to a level of infallibility – “   
 So let us tackle the topic of “infallibility” shall we?! 
Christ gave to Simon Peter and his successors, the Keys to the Kingdom and the power [...]

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The Catholic position on salvation can be summed up thus: We are saved by Christ’s grace alone, through faith and works done in charity inspired by the Holy Spirit.
Sola gratia! Grace alone — but a grace we have to co-operate with. Thinking that all one has to do is pray the “Sinner’s Prayer” once to [...]

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Divine Tradition

What is `Tradition’?
What Catholics mean by Tradition is not the same that Jesus complains about when he says, “So, for the sake of your tradition, you have made void the word of God.” (Mt 15:6) and “You leave the commandment of God, and hold fast the tradition of men.” (Mk 7:8). Jesus here means human traditions, [...]

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Sperm Donor Ordered to Pay Child Support for 18-Year-Old

Sometimes i have to ponder what are people and the courts thinking? This man tried to be nice by donating his sperm to a gay colleague and now gets hit with child support.It seems that people and the courts can’t decided what makes a family.If people just followed the churches teaching, there wouldn’t be any [...]

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Spe Salvi

“SPE SALVI facti sumus”—in hope we were saved, says Saint Paul to the Romans, and likewise to us (Rom 8:24). According to the Christian faith, “redemption”—salvation—is not simply a given. Redemption is offered to us in the sense that we have been given hope, trustworthy hope, by virtue of which we can face our present: [...]

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Austrian bishops barred from Jewish holy site in Jerusalem for wearing crosses

Thirteen Austrian bishops were barred from praying at Jerusalem’s Western Wall last week by Jewish religious authorities when they refused to take off their crosses, according to Austrian officials. On a planned visit on Thursday to the wall — the holiest place where Jews can pray — the bishops were given an ultimatum by the [...]

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