Author Archives: Ron Conte

A Catholic Reply to Marriage Equality arguments

Posted on 21 May 2015 by Ron Conte

Catholic Teaching Every faithful Roman Catholic must believe the teaching of the Church on matters of faith, morals, and salvation. The infallible teachings of the Magisterium require the full assent of faith, and obstinate denial or obstinate doubt of any … Continue reading →

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The Most Popular Heresies among Catholics today

Posted on 20 May 2015 by Ron Conte

Many Mass-going Confession-avoiding Catholics have fallen into at least material heresy. Examples: * failure to believe in transubstantiation and the Real Presence * belief that same-sex marriage is a type of marriage * rejection of Church teaching on sexual ethics … Continue reading →

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The Basic Structure of the Moral Object

Posted on 19 May 2015 by Ron Conte

The Roman Catholic magisterium infallibly teaches (under the ordinary and universal Magisterium) that the morality of each and every human act depends only on three things: (1) intention — the end intended by the person who acts; in other words, … Continue reading →

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Bible Readings Week 10

Posted on 18 May 2015 by Ron Conte

For this week: read Luke 2-6. I’m changing this Bible reading project from the whole Bible in a year, to just the New Testament in a year. This requires less time: one NT chapter per day, Monday thru Friday. Use … Continue reading →

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Are the Divorced and Remarried Unrepentant Adulterers?

Posted on 18 May 2015 by Ron Conte

So the opposition to Pope Francis claims. Now the starting point for the claim is sound: [Mark] {10:11} And he said to them: “Whoever dismisses his wife, and marries another, commits adultery against her. {10:12} And if a wife dismisses … Continue reading →

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Jimmy Akin and Michelle Arnold: Absurd Excuses for Abortifacient Contraception

Posted on 15 May 2015 by Ron Conte

A prenatal is any human being from conception to birth. Abortion (specifically direct abortion) is any knowingly chosen act that directly kills a prenatal. Direct abortion is intrinsically evil because the act is inherently ordered toward destroying human life in … Continue reading →

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How To Go To Heaven

Posted on 13 May 2015 by Ron Conte

Questions and Answers on Catholic Salvation Theology What must I do to have eternal life? The two great commandments are love God above all else, and love your neighbor as yourself. Whoever fulfills these commandments is in a state of … Continue reading →

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There Are Many False Teachers in the Church Today

Posted on 12 May 2015 by Ron Conte

[Isaiah] {5:18} Woe to you who draw iniquity with cords of vanity, and who draw sin as if with the rope of a cart, {5:19} and who say: “Let him hurry, and let his work arrive soon, so that we … Continue reading →

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Bible Readings Week 9

Posted on 11 May 2015 by Ron Conte

For this week: read Mark 13 – 16 and Luke 1. I’m changing this Bible reading project from the whole Bible in a year, to just the New Testament in a year. This requires less time: one NT chapter per … Continue reading →

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What Really Happened to Osama bin Laden?

Posted on 11 May 2015 by Ron Conte

From an article excerpting a new book by Seymour M. Hersh: The Killing of Osama bin Laden “It’s been four years since a group of US Navy Seals assassinated Osama bin Laden in a night raid on a high-walled compound … Continue reading →

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The Warning and The Second Coming

Posted on 10 May 2015 by Ron Conte

The Warning, also called the illumination of consciences, is an event predicted in the messages of the Blessed Virgin Mary at Garabandal. During this event, every human person will be shown the sins still remaining on their consciences (unrepented sins). … Continue reading →

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How Many People will die on the Day of the Warning?

Posted on 7 May 2015 by Ron Conte

On any typical day, the death rate in the world is about 8 deaths per 1,000 persons [Wikipedia]. (This tally does not include prenatals in the womb.) For a total population of 7 billion, the number of deaths per year … Continue reading →

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