Category Archives: Scripture

Does the Church oblige us to believe that some souls are in Hell?

Posted on 3 July 2011 by Ron Conte

Yes. For the Church requires us to believe, not only in the teachings found in magisterial documents, but even more so in the teachings of Jesus in the Gospels. And Jesus plainly taught that many souls are sent by God … Continue reading →

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Summary of posts on homosexuality

Posted on 27 June 2011 by Ron Conte

Here is a summary of my posts in this blog on homosexuality and gay marriage: Did Jesus approve of gay marriage? Not at all. Catholic teaching on homosexuality 1 Catholic teaching on homosexuality 2 Catholic teaching on homosexuality 3: Saint … Continue reading →

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Is anything impossible for God?

Posted on 23 June 2011 by Ron Conte

We know by faith, from Sacred Tradition and Sacred Scripture, that nothing is impossible for God. But we also know that God cannot sin, cannot do evil, cannot be unfaithful, etc. All of these things that God cannot do is … Continue reading →

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The Secularization of Sacred Scripture 1

Posted on 12 June 2011 by Ron Conte

New American Bible Revised Edition – Review part 3 – the secularization of Sacred Scripture in the NABRE Genesis 1:2 Latin Vulgate: {1:2} Terra autem erat inanis et vacua, et tenebræ erant super faciem abyssi: et Spiritus Dei ferebatur super … Continue reading →

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the Book of Revelation — prophecy about the future

Posted on 8 June 2011 by Ron Conte

“Recently, some scholars have decided to interpret the Book of Revelation as if it contains no prophecy about the future at all, as if the book were merely an expression of the emotions of the early Christian community as they … Continue reading →

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Annotations in Bible translations

Posted on 25 May 2011 by Ron Conte

Canon Law requires translations of the Bible to have annotations. “Can. 825 §1. Books of the sacred scriptures cannot be published unless the Apostolic See or the conference of bishops has approved them. For the publication of their translations into … Continue reading →

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Erosion of the Canon of Sacred Scripture

Posted on 24 May 2011 by Ron Conte

In recent decades, Biblical scholars have been removing words, phrases, and even whole verses, from the Bible. This is a very serious problem, which undermines Scripture one of the three foundational sources of truth in the Catholic Faith (Tradition, Scripture, … Continue reading →

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Is Jesus the Way, the Truth, and the Life?

Posted on 21 May 2011 by Ron Conte

Not according to Fr. Reginaldus (Fr. Ryan Erlenbush) of the New Theological Movement blog. In yet another serious doctrinal error, Fr. Ryan teaches that Jesus is only the Way in His human nature, and is only the Truth and the … Continue reading →

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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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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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What would Jesus say to terrorists?

Posted on 11 May 2011 by Ron Conte

This question can be answered easily from the teachings of Jesus in the Gospels. But the answer is not the same as what some Catholics are saying in their commentary on the death of the terrorist Osama bin Laden. To … Continue reading →

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