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According to Catholic teaching, when does Ensoulment occur?

Posted on 6 September 2014 by Ron Conte

Ensoulment is the joining of an immortal soul to the human body. In the distant past, many Catholics believed that ensoulment occurred a certain number of weeks after conception (and they had a poor understanding of what conception means). Until … Continue reading →

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The Correct Understanding of Transubstantiation

Posted on 6 September 2014 by Ron Conte

The dogma of transubstantiation was infallibly defined by the Council of Trent: The most holy Eucharist has indeed this in common with the rest of the sacraments, that it is a symbol of a sacred thing, and is a visible … Continue reading →

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Total Inspiration and Total Inerrancy in Sacred Scripture

Posted on 4 September 2014 by Ron Conte

“Non potest solvi Scriptura.” “Scripture cannot be broken” (John 10:35). There is a widespread heresy in the Church today concerning the Bible. It is the claim that inerrancy does not apply to all of Sacred Scripture, but only to certain … Continue reading →

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You Don’t Understand How Dangerous The Islamic Extremists Are

Posted on 27 August 2014 by Ron Conte

Iran and the Shias I believe that Iran made a deal with the West, to stop enriching uranium at its two known facilities, only because they have one or more secret facilities, outfitted with next-gen carbon-fiber centrifuges, currently making weapon-grade … Continue reading →

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Diseases of the Apocalypse

Posted on 25 August 2014 by Ron Conte

The first part of the tribulation begins with a set of four events, figuratively called the four horsemen of the apocalypse: 1. World War 3 2. severe civil unrest 3. famine in wealthy developed nations 4. death from a variety … Continue reading →

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There are Many Future Saints in the World Today

Posted on 23 August 2014 by Ron Conte

Every generation has its Saints. But the present generation, or perhaps I should count it as the very next generation, will have more Saints in it than ever before in Church history. This one generation will have more Saints than … Continue reading →

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Is it Moral to Donate to the ALS Association via the Ice Bucket Challenge

Posted on 21 August 2014 by Ron Conte

The Ice Bucket Challenge is spreading by means of online social media. A person either dumps a bucket of ice water on their head, or donates money to the ALS Association to fight Lou Gehrig’s disease (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis), or … Continue reading →

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What is an intrinsically evil act?

Posted on 21 August 2014 by Ron Conte

When an act is intrinsically evil, it is immoral by the very nature of the chosen act. The moral nature of an act is its inherent moral meaning before God. An act is a choice; it is an exercise of … Continue reading →

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Is Torture Intrinsically Evil? Pope Francis on Just War and Torture

Posted on 18 August 2014 by Ron Conte

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Pope Francis spoke today (18 Aug 2014) to reporters about war and violence. He repeated the teaching of Jesus and His Church, that violence in defense of the innocent can be licit, including just war. “In these cases where there … Continue reading →

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Pope Francis prays for aborted babies

Posted on 17 August 2014 by Ron Conte

What does this imply? On his trip to South Korea, Pope Francis prayed for the souls of aborted babies. What might this imply, in terms of salvation theology? If aborted babies go directly to Heaven, they would not need our … Continue reading →

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Salvation for Non-Christians who know about Christianity

Posted on 17 August 2014 by Ron Conte

Suppose that a non-Christian knows about Christ, Christianity, and the Church. And to make the argument clearer, let’s further stipulate that he has what I term sufficient accurate knowledge. He knows enough about the Christian Faith to convert or at … Continue reading →

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The start of the Great Apostasy is Near

Posted on 15 August 2014 by Ron Conte

I believe that Pope Francis will initiate the great apostasy by teaching truths that are contrary to the views of many conservative Catholics: 1. the Church has the authority to ordain women (solely) to the deaconate 2. non-Catholic Christians, non-Christian … Continue reading →

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