Category Archives: Sacraments

The lesbian communion incident: Canon law versus the Eternal Moral Law

Posted on 15 March 2012 by Ron Conte

Fr. Marcel Guarnizo was in the sacristy, preparing for a funeral Mass, when the daughter of the deceased entered with another woman. The daughter, Barbara Johnson, identified the other woman as her lover. She made a deliberate disclosure to the … Continue reading →

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Confession in Kind and Number

Posted on 8 March 2012 by Ron Conte

In order for the confession of mortal sins to be valid, so that all sins are forgiven by contrition and confession with absolution in the Sacrament of Reconciliation, the penitent must confess all of the actual mortal sins that can … Continue reading →

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Avoiding marital sexual sins

Posted on 15 February 2012 by Ron Conte

This is not what most Catholics want to hear. But it is true, and it is crucial to avoid grave sin, so I will say it again and again. YOU CANNOT HAVE A MARRIAGE THAT IS PLEASING TO GOD, UNLESS … Continue reading →

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How To Make A Good Confession

Posted on 11 February 2012 by Ron Conte

I have released a new leaflet, in PDF format, on Confession. It is a succinct explanation of how to receive the Sacrament of Reconciliation. How To Make A Good Confession [PDF file] Here is the full text from the leaflet: … Continue reading →

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Jimmy Akin’s new heresy on transubstantiation

Posted on 10 February 2012 by Ron Conte

On the “Catholic Answers Live” radio show of 26 January 2012, Jimmy Akin discusses the Protestant idea of consubstantiation. After correctly refuting consubstantiation, Akin adds his own heretical claim: “because what Jesus says is not ‘this contains my body’ or … Continue reading →

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What If Every Catholic Went To Confession?

Posted on 23 January 2012 by Ron Conte

It’s a simple hypothetical. What would happen if all one billion of the world’s Catholics went to Confession? Catholics in the world: 1.18 billion Priests in the world: 410,593 Bishops in the world: 5,065 2011 Annuario Pontificio Only a priest … Continue reading →

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Invalid Consecration of the Eucharist due to Heresy

Posted on 30 November 2011 by Ron Conte

Suppose that a validly-ordained Catholic priest uses the correct formula for consecrating the bread and wine during a Catholic Mass. Is it nevertheless possible for this attempted consecration of the Eucharist to be invalid? Yes, it is possible. There are … Continue reading →

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Mexico City Temporary Marriages Invalid

Posted on 4 October 2011 by Ron Conte

There is a legislative plan in Mexico City to offer legal marriage contracts that are explicitly temporary in nature. Leonel Luna, from the leftist PRD Party, describes the proposal this way: “The marriage contract would last two years. After those … Continue reading →

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Did Joseph and Mary have a valid Sacrament of Marriage?

Posted on 29 September 2011 by Ron Conte

There are two types of marriage: 1. natural marriage 2. the Sacrament of Marriage We might further divide natural marriages into those that take place between unbaptized human persons in general, and those that occur between Jews. For the natural … Continue reading →

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The Next Liberal Pope and the Ordination of Women Deacons

Posted on 27 September 2011 by Ron Conte

I would like to cover two related topics in this post: (1) What will happen when, eventually, a liberal Pope is elected, and, (2) Does the Church have the authority to ordain women to the deaconate. On the first point, … Continue reading →

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Predestination and the Universal Salvific Will of God

Posted on 18 September 2011 by Ron Conte

We can consider, as a hypothetical, what other plans of salvation God might have chosen. He might have chosen not to create humanity, or not to create anything. He might have chosen not to allow Adam and Eve to procreate … Continue reading →

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Fr. Z. on the Penance controversy

Posted on 8 September 2011 by Ron Conte

Here is Fr. Z.’s post on whether or not the penance is necessary to the validity of the Sacrament of Confession: Am I forgiven…?. He teaches the same position that I have been arguing: “You are forgiven your sins even … Continue reading →

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