Salvation for Atheists and Agnostics

Posted on 29 June 2011 by Ron Conte

Is it possible for an atheist, who does not repent of his refusal to believe that God exists, to die in a state of grace and be saved? Yes, this is possible. Some atheists die in a state of grace … Continue reading →

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From the Cross within Time, and yet from all Eternity

Posted on 28 June 2011 by Ron Conte

From the Cross within Time, and yet from all Eternity, Christ saves. Christ’s saving work reached its apex, at a certain point in Time, with His sacrifice on the Cross. And yet the redeeming sacrifice of Christ on the Cross … 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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The excommunication of Catholics who obtain a gay marriage

Posted on 26 June 2011 by Ron Conte

Any Catholic who obtains a ‘gay marriage’ is automatically excommunicated for the sin of formal heresy, and must be denied holy Communion. Canon 1364, n. 1: “an apostate from the faith, a heretic, or a schismatic incurs a latae sententiae … Continue reading →

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On the idea of a limbo of children in Hell

Posted on 25 June 2011 by Ron Conte

My new article on this subject is here: All little children go to Heaven — On the salvation of infants who die without baptism, and the idea of a limbo of children in Hell. See also: Mystical Baptism and Limbo … Continue reading →

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Contra Reginaldus on Miracles

Posted on 24 June 2011 by Ron Conte

Over at the New Theological Movement blog, Fr. Reginaldus claims that certain type of miracles are impossible for God to do. Now if we conceive of a miracle that is an evil deed, of course, God cannot do it, for … Continue reading →

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Do the molecules of bread and wine change at the consecration of the Eucharist?

Posted on 24 June 2011 by Ron Conte

Yes, they must change, for the following reasons. The dogma of transubstantiation teaches us that the substance of bread and wine change into the substance of the body and blood of Christ. The soul and Divinity of Christ also become … Continue reading →

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The All-or-Nothing Attitude

Posted on 23 June 2011 by Ron Conte

There is a mistake that many Catholics make today toward their teachers, toward priests, preachers, theologians, authors of devotional books, etc. which I call the ‘all or nothing’ attitude. If they find one idea or conclusion, or a few, with … 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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In what sense is the new resurrected body like the old?

Posted on 22 June 2011 by Ron Conte

In what sense is the new resurrected body like the old, and in what sense is the new different from the old? Fr. Ronald Knox, a convert from Anglicanism and a translator of Sacred Scripture, offers this insight: “Surely the … Continue reading →

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Did the human nature of Christ increase in wisdom, stature, and grace?

Posted on 22 June 2011 by Ron Conte

Luke 2:52 And Jesus advanced in wisdom, and in age [or stature], and in grace, with God and men. My speculative theology in answer to this question: On the question of stature, Christ became a man by being conceived of … Continue reading →

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Our threefold eternal happiness

Posted on 21 June 2011 by Ron Conte

The love of a perfect union with the Trinity is the first and highest good of eternal happiness; second after it is the Beatific Vision; then third is the enjoyment that flows from both. Therefore, in Heaven, our eternal happiness … Continue reading →

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