Category Archives: Sacraments

Why Same-sex Marriage is not a Right

Posted on 28 March 2013 by Ron Conte

The most common argument in favor of same-sex marriage (gay marriage) is that homosexuals deserve the same rights, including the right to marriage, as anyone else. My reply, from the point of view of Catholic theology, is that every right … Continue reading →

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Catholic Promoters of Grave Marital Sins

Posted on 24 March 2013 by Ron Conte

This post continues the discussion from a previous post: A Common Question in Marital Sexual Ethics The teaching that unnatural sexual acts are intrinsically evil and always gravely immoral is very unpopular today. You can find many persons online, most … Continue reading →

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Free Booklet: The Marital Sexual Act

Posted on 24 November 2012 by Ron Conte

I’m releasing a lengthy free excerpt from my book Roman Catholic Marital Sexual Ethics, in the form of a downloadable PDF (Adobe Acrobat) file. The booklet is simply Chapter 7 of the book, along with an abbreviated Introduction and the … Continue reading →

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The Pornification of Marriage

Posted on 4 November 2012 by Ron Conte

When secular society represents marriage as if it justifies every sexual sin, it corrupts marriage to such a grave extent that the term pornification is fitting. When secular society approves of same-sex marriage, it thereby implicitly approves of unnatural sexual … Continue reading →

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When was Jesus ordained a priest?

Posted on 26 October 2012 by Ron Conte

All seven of the Sacraments of the New Covenant were established by Christ. All seven Sacraments flow from the side of Christ, suffering and dying on the Cross for our Salvation. For just as Eve was created from the side … Continue reading →

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Is Jesus Locally Present in the Eucharist?

Posted on 4 August 2012 by Ron Conte

Saint Robert Bellarmine maintains that our Lord can be locally present here on earth, in the Eucharist, even though He is also present in Heaven. He teaches that a body can be in two places at once. So, in the … Continue reading →

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On The Marriage Debt

Posted on 15 June 2012 by Ron Conte

Is a wife morally obligated to have natural marital relations open to life with her husband? Is he similarly obligated to her? The following answer to this question is taken from my book, Roman Catholic Marital Sexual Ethics: Pope Pius … Continue reading →

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Common Errors on Accidents, Substance, and the Eucharist

Posted on 10 June 2012 by Ron Conte

This article is a continuation of my previous article: Understanding Accidents, Substance, and the Eucharist. The division of any created thing into accidents and substance is a metaphysical distinction. It is not possible for us to physically separate the accidents … Continue reading →

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Catholic bloggers who Attack the Sacraments

Posted on 1 June 2012 by Ron Conte

Modern secular society believes in freedom of thought, freedom of speech, freedom of religion. This is all well and good as a starting point for a free society. But it is only a starting point because thought, speech, and religion … Continue reading →

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Understanding Accidents, Substance, and the Eucharist

Posted on 30 May 2012 by Ron Conte

When God created the Universe, He created a two-fold order: material and spiritual. First Vatican Council: “This one true God, by his goodness and almighty power, not with the intention of increasing his happiness, nor indeed of obtaining happiness, but … Continue reading →

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Does Contracepted Sex Consummate A Marriage?

Posted on 25 April 2012 by Ron Conte

Suppose that a Catholic man and woman exchange vows in a marriage ceremony, with proper consent, before a Catholic priest. At that point in time, their marriage is ratified, but not yet consummated. When subsequently they engage in natural marital … Continue reading →

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Who should be denied Communion under Canon 915?

Posted on 18 March 2012 by Ron Conte

UPDATED — Any baptized Catholic who has committed the sin of apostasy, or formal heresy, or formal schism is thereby automatically excommunicated, and many not receive holy Communion, nor any of the other Sacraments (except Confession, if the sinner is … Continue reading →

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