3rd reply to Fr. Erlenbush on the knowledge of Christ

Posted on 23 May 2011 by Ron Conte

My first two replies are here: Reply to Fr. Reginaldus on agnoeticism Reply to Fr. Reginaldus on the Knowledge of Christ Those two articles are sufficient to express my position on this topic and to show that my position is … 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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Is it Church teaching or Personal Opinion?

Posted on 21 May 2011 by Ron Conte

One of the theological problems that plagues the faithful in the present time is an over-simplification of the Catholic Faith. This problem is particularly prevalent in Catholic sources online (blogs, discussion groups, personal devotional websites, etc.). There is a strong … Continue reading →

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Faithful disobedience from temporal authority of the Church

Posted on 20 May 2011 by Ron Conte

While faithful dissent refers to the fallible teachings of the Magisterium (the spiritual authority of the Church), faithful disobedience refers to the fallible temporal authority of the Church. Again, this most often applies to a local Bishop whose orders, rules, … Continue reading →

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Faithful Dissent from magisterial teaching

Posted on 20 May 2011 by Ron Conte

In the world today, there is so much unfaithful dissent that some Catholic have begun to think that all dissent is contrary to the Faith. The unfaithful dissent includes undermining the authority of the Bible, contradicting the Bible, claiming that … 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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John the Baptist Never Sinned

Posted on 19 May 2011 by Ron Conte

In my speculative theology, both Saint John the Baptist and Saint Joseph, though conceived with original sin, received the special grace and privilege to be able to avoid all personal sin. Jesus indicated this truth when He described John in … Continue reading →

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Saint Joseph Never Sinned

Posted on 19 May 2011 by Ron Conte

Saint Joseph, soon after his conception, while still in the womb, was cleansed from original sin (by a non-formal Baptism). Thereafter, he was strengthened in grace, by a special privilege of God, so that he never had the least stain … 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 errata, etc. It is available at Amazon ($1.99). Of course, you can always use the free online version, or download the text in other formats for free at SacredBible.org

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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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The Two Swords of the Church

Posted on 18 May 2011 by Ron Conte

The one holy Catholic and truly Apostolic Church has two types of authority: spiritual and temporal. The spiritual authority of the Church is Her teaching authority, called the Magisterium. But the Church also has temporal authority. For in order to … Continue reading →

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Which sexual acts are moral, and which are immoral? Sexual ethics and the three fonts of morality

Posted on 17 May 2011 by Ron Conte

There are three fonts of morality: 1. intention, 2. moral object, 3, circumstances. Each and every knowingly chosen act of the human person has three fonts, and all three fonts must be good for the act to be moral (morally … Continue reading →

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