Category Archives: theology

a summary of the three fonts of morality

Posted on 16 December 2010 by Ron Conte

A font is a source, or basis, or cause for the morality of an act. An act is immoral if any one or more of these fonts is bad. An act is moral only if all of the fonts of … Continue reading →

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Catholic orthodoxy quiz #1

Posted on 14 December 2010 by Ron Conte

True or False? 1. The soul is the form of the body. True. Fifth Lateran Council: “For the soul not only truly exists of itself and essentially as the form of the human body, as is said in the canon … Continue reading →

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Magisterial teachings: rules or truths?

Posted on 13 December 2010 by Ron Conte

In reading and refuting the false claims of several commentators, who distort severely the teaching of the Magisterium on contraception, I’ve noticed a tendency in their arguments. They treat the teaching of the Magisterium against contraception as if it were … Continue reading →

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Ethics 101: The three fonts of morality

Posted on 4 December 2010 by Ron Conte

Morality is concerned with the knowingly chosen acts of human persons. There are three sources or ‘fonts’ of morality, which determine the morality of any act: (1) intention, (2) moral object, (3) circumstances. Every act with three good fonts is … Continue reading →

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norms of licit dissent

Posted on 3 December 2010 by Ron Conte

The Magisterium teaches infallibly in any of three ways: 1. solemn definitions of the Pope (papal infallibility) 2. solemn definitions of Ecumenical Councils (conciliar infallibility) 3. the ordinary and Universal Magisterium (when the body of Bishops dispersed through the world, … Continue reading →

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New edition of secrets book

Posted on 19 November 2010 by Ron Conte

I’ve now published the new third edition of The Secrets of Medjugorje and Garabandal Revealed It is available at Amazon.com and CreateSpace.com

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the filioque clause (continued)

Posted on 30 September 2010 by Ron Conte

Biblical Basis The Son proceeds from the Father. The Father does not proceed. Therefore, the Son does not send the Father to the world to be incarnate. Rather, the Father sends the Son into the world to be incarnate. It … Continue reading →

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the filioque clause

Posted on 29 September 2010 by Ron Conte

God is One. There cannot be many Gods for the following reason. Suppose a theological belief that there are several Gods. The first God is not only perfect, but infinitely perfect, lacking in absolutely nothing, and existing unbounded by time … Continue reading →

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The Infiniteness of Love

Posted on 5 September 2010 by Ron Conte

True spiritual love of God and neighbor only occurs in cooperation with the supernatural grace of God. True spiritual love of God and neighbor, by finite created persons, has an infiniteness. For true love knows no bounds. And true love … Continue reading →

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