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Prayer request

I’m seeing my back doctor today. I’d appreciate everyone’s prayers.

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Mary, Ark of the New Covenant and the Woman from Revelation 12 (Part 1)

The signs described in Revelation chapter 12 can be interpreted to be the people Israel or the Church. The following are the reasons why the “Woman” can be interpreted to be Mary, the mother of Jesus. Mary, is called with … Continue reading

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Can a Pope be Excommunicated?

There are two types of excommunication: (1) the kind issued as a judgment in a particular case (ferendae sententiae) (2) the automatic kind (latae sententiae) (1) The first kind cannot be issued against the Pope, since no higher authority on … Continue reading

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New Q&A (closed)

post your theological questions here

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Abortifacient Contraception for a Medical Purpose

The writings of Catholic moral theologians on abortifacient contraception are often lack readily-available information on the medical aspects of this topic, including varying rates of break-through ovulation, health benefits and risks, and the percent risks of an abortifacient event. Some … Continue reading

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Is Mary the mother of God?

This response is regarding the Second Person of the Holy Trinity, our Lord Jesus Christ, who is truly God. Explanation on the Holy Trinity, the Triune God, would be another post.  Some separated brothers hold the erroneous position that Mary is … Continue reading

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Did God authorize men to forgive sins?

Jesus received authority to forgive sins as a man from the Father for He says “all authority has been given to Me” (Matt 28:18), and He then sends His Apostles with that same authority, He says “As the Father has … Continue reading

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Francisco, my introduction

Hello everyone, My name is Francisco Figueroa, with the help of God’s grace, a faithful and practicing Catholic layman and, with Ron’s permission, I’m going to write a series of posts with apologetics nature for the most part. The purpose of the … Continue reading

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Q&A on Adam and Eve

1. Are we required to believe that Adam and Eve were two real historical persons? Yes. It is a dogma taught by the Council of Trent that original sin resulted from the personal sin of Adam, and, the teaching implies, … Continue reading

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Perfect Metaphor for Church Problems

Here is the story. A priest permitted an amateur to restore a 500 year old statue of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph. The restorer painted over the fine ancient wood with neon paint, with all the skill of a kindergartner. What … Continue reading

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Theology Q&A (new, open)

I will keep the theology Q and As on this blog, along with some short posts. I’ve also invited another Catholic blogger to join me in posting here.

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Posting at new blog

I’m going to be posting at both blogs, here and at my new blog: Catholicism.io I won’t be posting blurbs here for every post there. Ronald L Conte Jr

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