Author Archives: Ron Conte

Quiz on Catholicism 001 — with Answers

Posted on 21 July 2012 by Ron Conte

True or False? 1. In order to receive any grace at all from God, we must first turn to Him in a sincere search for goodness and truth. 2. We are unable pray to God for grace or to cooperate … Continue reading →

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Is lying only immoral if you intend to deceive?

Posted on 18 July 2012 by Ron Conte

This is not an open question. The Magisterium has a definitive teaching on lying: 1753 A good intention (for example, that of helping one’s neighbor) does not make behavior that is intrinsically disordered, such as lying and calumny, good or … Continue reading →

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Fr. Zlatko Sudac: the Angelic Shepherd

Posted on 13 July 2012 by Ron Conte

The following text is excerpted from my booklet: The Great Catholic Monarch and the Angelic Shepherd The great Pope is the Angelic Shepherd. He is called Angelic because he will take the name Pope Raphael, and because of the Angelic … Continue reading →

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On Faithful Dissent (part 1)

Posted on 12 July 2012 by Ron Conte

The Church has two types of authority: 1. Spiritual authority, which is the teaching authority or Magisterium of the Church 2. Temporal authority, which includes the laws, rules, and rulings of the Church The Magisterium teaches, whereas the temporal authority … Continue reading →

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Updated article on marital foreplay

Posted on 11 July 2012 by Ron Conte

I have now updated my article on marital foreplay: Unnatural sexual acts as marital foreplay Question — Are unnatural sexual acts moral to use as foreplay, prior to an act of natural marital relations open to life? I’ve added a … Continue reading →

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Prevenient Grace and Subsequent Grace

Posted on 7 July 2012 by Ron Conte

Operating grace is distinguished from cooperating grace. Operating grace occurs when God acts on the soul without any cooperation by our free will. This type of grace is also called prevenient (from the Latin: ‘to go before’) because it occurs … Continue reading →

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The sources used in sound Roman Catholic theology

Posted on 6 July 2012 by Ron Conte

I would like to expand on a point of criticism in my previous post, on the site reviews at CatholicCulture.org. I criticized them for a fault which is found among many conservative Catholics. When the site reviewers have a disagreement … Continue reading →

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On Speculative Theology and Eschatology

Posted on 5 July 2012 by Ron Conte

In my book, The Secrets of Medjugorje and Garabandal Revealed, there is a chapter titled: “On Speculative Theology and Eschatology”. This chapter is also available, by itself, as a free article in PDF format here. an excerpt from the article: … Continue reading →

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A Review of CatholicCulture.org Site Reviews

Posted on 3 July 2012 by Ron Conte

Over at CatholicCulture.org, under “Resources | Site Reviews”, they offer “qualified reviews of Catholic web sites.” This post is a review of their Site Review process and decisions. Each site review has a brief description of the site, a link … Continue reading →

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On Authority and Theology

Posted on 2 July 2012 by Ron Conte

What is my authority as a theologian? As a faithful Roman Catholic theologian, writing on topics ranging from dogmatic theology to moral theology to speculative theology, I have no authority. My writings are not authoritative, and I do not speak … Continue reading →

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Against Faith-ism and Rational-ism

Posted on 30 June 2012 by Ron Conte

Rationalism is the dependence on reason alone, apart from faith, for one’s belief system. Rationalism, by depending on reason alone, has no place for beliefs based on Divine Revelation or any divinely-appointed authority. You might think that all Catholic Christians … Continue reading →

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Do You Disagree? Where’s Your Theological Argument?

Posted on 28 June 2012 by Ron Conte

Each of my theological arguments on any topic stands on its own merits. Sometimes I express a theological opinion on a matter of pious disagreement among faithful Catholics. Other times I express, in my own way, the true teachings of … Continue reading →

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