Do Catholics and Muslims worship the same God?
The concerns reflected in my title are often based on a great misunderstanding. When the Church has referred to Muslims worshiping the one God, it is meant in the sense of both Christians and Muslims...
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The Sunday Mass obligation makes perfect sense
A man prays during Mass June 24 at St. Anastasia Parish in Troy. The Church’s Sunday Mass obligation is a grace to help Catholics realize the importance of gathering together to worship at least once a...
View ArticleThe Genesis serpent and literal Bible interpretation
Does either the Bible or Catholicism require the serpent in Genesis to be taken absolutely literally? The answer is no. The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (Protestant) states in its article,...
View ArticleConscience, the Bible, and the Church
The Catechism of the Catholic Church states in paragraph 1785: “In the formation of conscience the Word of God is the light for our path, we must assimilate it in faith and prayer and put it into...
View ArticleWe must trust in the Lord in the midst of scandals
I understand all the human emotions; really, I do. I feel them myself. The sins involved here are despicable, unthinkable and outrageous. There has been a momentous betrayal of trust and abominable...
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