TWSC: The Seal of the Living God

Posted on 17 August 2012 by Ron Conte

The messages of alleged visionary “Maria Divine Mercy”, referred to as “The Warning Second Coming” (TWSC), make a series of false claims about the Seal of the Living God described in the Book of Revelation. But before we consider these … Continue reading →

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The Tribulation: Third Seal

Posted on 15 August 2012 by Ron Conte

From my translation (the CPDV) of the Latin Vulgate Bible: [Revelation] {6:5} And when he had opened the third seal, I heard the third living creature saying: “Draw near and see.” And behold, a black horse. And he who was … Continue reading →

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The Warning Second Coming: the Book of Truth

Posted on 15 August 2012 by Ron Conte

The messages of alleged visionary “Maria Divine Mercy”, referred to as “The Warning Second Coming”, make a series of false claims about these messages, as if they were equal to, or a part of, Sacred Scripture. One message claims: “No … Continue reading →

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Commentary on TheWarningSecondComing messages

Posted on 14 August 2012 by Ron Conte

I have just completed the second part of my evaluation of the claimed private revelations called “TheWarningSecondComing” messages: Evaluation part 2 As I also said in the first part of my evaluation, the claimed visionary who presents these messages, who … Continue reading →

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The Tribulation: Second Seal

Posted on 11 August 2012 by Ron Conte

From my translation (the CPDV) of the Latin Vulgate Bible: [Revelation 6] {6:3} And when he had opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature saying: “Draw near and see.” {6:4} And another horse went forth, which was … Continue reading →

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When does the Antichrist arrive?

Posted on 9 August 2012 by Ron Conte

Introduction This article will examine the teaching of some of the Saints and Blesseds about the timing of the arrival of the Antichrist, in order to explain the reasons why the Antichrist cannot possibly be in the world today. One … Continue reading →

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On Generational Curses

Posted on 8 August 2012 by Ron Conte

An idea is being spread among the faithful by the messages of some claimed private revelations and by various websites and authors, that there is such a thing as a generational curse. The claim is that the sins of our … Continue reading →

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The Tribulation: First Seal

Posted on 7 August 2012 by Ron Conte

From my translation (the CPDV) of the Latin Vulgate Bible: [Revelation 6] {6:1} And I saw that the Lamb had opened one of the seven seals. And I heard one of the four living creatures saying, in a voice like … Continue reading →

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On Faithful Dissent (part 2)

Posted on 6 August 2012 by Ron Conte

In my previous article on this topic, I showed that the Magisterium does in fact teach, non-infallibly, that dissent from a non-infallible teaching can be legitimate, faithful, and not sinful. Of course, it is to be observed that very much … Continue reading →

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Why liars don’t go to Heaven

Posted on 5 August 2012 by Ron Conte

Sin is nothing else but a knowingly chosen immoral act. Some sins are venial, having relatively light culpability. Other sins are mortal, having grave culpability. An actual mortal sin is a gravely immoral act, committed with full knowledge and full … 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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Does a Catholic business owner sin by cooperating with the HHS Mandate?

Posted on 2 August 2012 by Ron Conte

The HHS Mandate of the Obama administration has gone into effect, as of August 1st, 2012. All businesses that provide health insurance must include contraception and abortifacients in that coverage. There are numerous complicated conditions to this Mandate and to … Continue reading →

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