The Four Types of Penance
Catholic Apologetics #38 Our Lady of Fatima repeatedly called for penance – penance for our own sins and…
Why Organized Religion in the Catholic Church Is Necessary for Salvation
Catholic Apologetics #37 The First Commandment requires organized religion. Many people have the misguided opinion that organized religion…
Modern Judaism Is a False Religion
Catholic Apologetics #36 “The veil of the Temple was torn asunder at the death of Christ because at…
Venerate the Old Testament Prophets as Saints
Catholic Apologetics #35 As I stated in my previous column, a canonized saint is a person who the…
The Seven Traditional Categories of Saints
Catholic Apologetics #34 A canonized saint is a person who the Church declares to already be in possession…
The Devil Is Real and He Wants Us in Hell
Catholic Apologetics #33 “Brothers: Be sober and watch: because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, goeth…
Friday Abstinence Also Required Outside of Lent
Catholic Apologetics #32 One of the most commonly known perceptions of Catholics is our custom of eating fish…
Can a Priest Hear My Confession at an Airport or on a Cruise Ship?
Catholic Apologetics #31 For most Catholics, our encounters with the Sacrament of Penance are in a confessional. But…
The Americanism Heresy: What Is It? Is It Still Around?
Catholic Apologetics #30 The encyclical Testem benevolentiae nostrae, on the history of Americanism, was published by Pope Leo…
Genuflections: The Whys and Hows of Single and Double Genuflections
Catholic Apologetics #29 When people go to church, once inside they are seen bending down on one knee…