Biblical chronology Q and A (9 June 2011)

Posted on 9 June 2011 by Ron Conte

Are we required by faith to believe that a literal Flood of Noah occurred? My opinion is that we are not so required, because the denial of a literal Flood is not contrary to any infallible teaching of the Magisterium, … Continue reading →

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Are we required by faith to believe that Adam and Eve were two real historical persons?

Posted on 9 June 2011 by Ron Conte

Yes. To say that Adam and Eve never existed, to say that the human race did not begin with one man and one woman, implies a denial of a number of dogmas. The claim that Adam and Eve never existed, … Continue reading →

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Modern-day Apostles of the Great Apostasy

Posted on 9 June 2011 by Ron Conte

At La Salette, our Lady said: “The Vicar of my Son will have much to suffer, because for a time the Church will be delivered over to great persecutions: this will be the time of darkness; the Church will have … Continue reading →

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Anathema, Excommunication, and Heresy

Posted on 8 June 2011 by Ron Conte

The term ‘anathema’ originally referred to things that were offered to God (Catholic Encyclopedia, Anathema). Anything offered to God was therefore cut off from the one who made the offering. In offering something to God, the person may no longer … 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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Catholic hospital forbids contraception for a medical purpose to avoid grave consequences

Posted on 7 June 2011 by Ron Conte

A Catholic hospital in Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, is prohibiting physicians from dispensing contraception or even advising patients to use contraception, regardless of the purpose or circumstances. CANCER doctors are on a collision course with a Catholic health organisation … Continue reading →

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Can an adult be validly baptized against his will?

Posted on 6 June 2011 by Ron Conte

An infant can be baptized, even though any express willing, one way or the other, by the infant is lacking. Original sin is contracted without consent and so it can be remitted without consent. It is not contrary to the … Continue reading →

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The miraculous virgin birth of the Virgin Mary

Posted on 5 June 2011 by Ron Conte

From the visions of Blessed Anne Catherine Emmerich: Several days previously, Anne informed Joachim that the time of her delivery was at hand. She sent messengers to her sister Maraha, at Sephoris, also to the widow Enue, Elizabeth’s sister, in … Continue reading →

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In Roman Catholic moral theology, what is a moral object?

Posted on 5 June 2011 by Ron Conte

Morality concerns acts (also called ‘human acts), which are the knowing choices of a human person. In moral theology, an act is an exercise of intellect and free will. The mind understands, and the will freely chooses. All such knowing … Continue reading →

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On praying for sinners who died unrepentant from grave sin

Posted on 4 June 2011 by Ron Conte

It never fails. As soon as some wicked person, some person who is famous for committing many grave sins, dies — apparently unrepentant — there are calls by Catholic commentators to pray for their souls. There is, at the very … Continue reading →

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On the death of Jack Kevorkian and the teaching of the Gospel

Posted on 3 June 2011 by Ron Conte

[Matthew] {25:31} “But when the Son of man will have arrived in his majesty, and all the Angels with him, then he will sit upon the seat of his majesty. {25:32} And all the nations shall be gathered together before … Continue reading →

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Theology Q and A (2 June 2011)

Posted on 2 June 2011 by Ron Conte

Q: Is Baptism by sprinkling valid? A: Only if the water both touches the skin and flows across the skin. Pouring the water is preferred, since sprinkled water might only touch the clothing or might touch the skin without flowing; … Continue reading →

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