Author Archives: Ron Conte

Thoughts about Bible Translations: 2. More on Accuracy

Posted on 20 May 2011 by Ron Conte

One measure of accuracy, as we’ve already discussed, is whether the translation accurately represents what the source text says. Now this is not to say that the translation cannot account for the meaning of what is stated in the source … Continue reading →

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John the Baptist Never Sinned

Posted on 19 May 2011 by Ron Conte

In my speculative theology, both Saint John the Baptist and Saint Joseph, though conceived with original sin, received the special grace and privilege to be able to avoid all personal sin. Jesus indicated this truth when He described John in … Continue reading →

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Saint Joseph Never Sinned

Posted on 19 May 2011 by Ron Conte

Saint Joseph, soon after his conception, while still in the womb, was cleansed from original sin (by a non-formal Baptism). Thereafter, he was strengthened in grace, by a special privilege of God, so that he never had the least stain … Continue reading →

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CPDV for Kindle

Posted on 19 May 2011 by Ron Conte

I’ve just published a new Kindle version of my translation of the Bible (Catholic Public Domain Version). The previously offered Kindle version was not formatted by me. This new version has a better index, better navigation links, incorporates more recent … Continue reading →

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Thoughts about Bible Translations: 1. Accuracy

Posted on 18 May 2011 by Ron Conte

I spent just over 5 years, from March of 2004 to March of 2009, working nearly every day, to translate the entire Latin Vulgate Bible into English. The result of this work is my translation of the Bible: the Catholic … Continue reading →

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The Two Swords of the Church

Posted on 18 May 2011 by Ron Conte

The one holy Catholic and truly Apostolic Church has two types of authority: spiritual and temporal. The spiritual authority of the Church is Her teaching authority, called the Magisterium. But the Church also has temporal authority. For in order to … Continue reading →

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Which sexual acts are moral, and which are immoral? Sexual ethics and the three fonts of morality

Posted on 17 May 2011 by Ron Conte

There are three fonts of morality: 1. intention, 2. moral object, 3, circumstances. Each and every knowingly chosen act of the human person has three fonts, and all three fonts must be good for the act to be moral (morally … Continue reading →

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Roman Catholic teaching on masturbation – part 1

Posted on 16 May 2011 by Ron Conte

Sacred Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith: “in fact both the Magisterium of the Church — in the course of a constant tradition — and the moral sense of the faithful have declared without hesitation that masturbation is an … Continue reading →

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Embryo Adoption: a moral option for infertile Catholic spouses

Posted on 15 May 2011 by Ron Conte

Artificial procreation (in vitro fertilization, artificial insemination, etc.) is intrinsically evil and always gravely immoral, because it separates the unitive and procreative meanings, and because it offends against the marital meaning. Infertile Catholic spouses may not use any form of … Continue reading →

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Is Jesus Christ physically present in the Eucharist?

Posted on 14 May 2011 by Ron Conte

The well-known dogma of the Catholic Faith on the Real Presence of Christ in the Eucharist can be summarized as follows: “Jesus Christ is present in the Eucharist in a unique and incomparable way. He is present in a true, … Continue reading →

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new document on the Latin Mass: Universae Ecclesiae

Posted on 13 May 2011 by Ron Conte

The document is called Universae Ecclesiae (to the Universal Church). Here is the English translation of the document. And Fr. Z has a good explanation here.

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Are all wealthy persons thieves who are guilty of mortal sin??!!!

Posted on 12 May 2011 by Ron Conte

Yet another serious doctrinal error being spread among the faithful by Fr. Ryan Erlenbush, posting under the pseudonym Fr. Reginaldus at the New Theological Movement blog. Lest anyone think that I am exaggerating his views, here is a long quote … Continue reading →

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