Apologetics
Next Entries »Always a Virgin
Thursday, August 2nd, 2007The Catholic Church has always taught that Mary was a virgin before, during, and after the birth of Christ. Mary conceived Jesus in her womb by the power of the Holy Spirit without the loss of her virginity. She remained a virgin in giving birth to Jesus, such that the miraculous birth did not diminish [...]
On this rock I will build my churches?
Monday, July 16th, 2007Today I had a letter published in a large, secular newspaper in which I came to the defense of the recent Vatican statement regarding the necessity of the Church for salvation. Last week the paper published a mischievous, front-page article blasting the Church and especially the Holy Father for taking a position that allegedly flies [...]
Straight Talk
Thursday, July 5th, 2007I am truly blessed with many fond childhood memories. I had a loving father and mother and many other family members who cared deeply about me. Even so, my dominant reality, at least during my school years, was that I was a fat kid. I was relentlessly teased, pushed around, and called names, and I [...]
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