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Consecration to the Blessed Virgin Mary
The logic behind consecration to Jesus Christ through the Blessed Virgin Mary is very simple: it is only through her intercession before the King of…
Jun 6
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May 2023
Can the Church Impose a Fast?
While all Christians agree that fasting should be part of our spiritual lives, there are many (mostly Protestants) who believe that the Church goes too…
May 23
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Our Lady of Fatima
According to tradition, the Samaritan woman whom the Lord Jesus met at Jacob’s well was named “Fotini.” A good case can be made that, when translated…
May 15
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The Authority of Tradition
An argument against Sola Scriptura
May 9
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The Month of Mary
Many are aware of the fact that, since at least the 18th century, Western Christendom has dedicated the month of May to the Blessed Virgin Mary. Even…
May 2
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April 2023
The Reception of Nicaea II in the Latin West
In recent months I’ve increasingly heard the claim that the Latin West initially resisted the Council of Nicaea II before embracing it a few centuries…
Apr 24
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The Resurrection and the Sacraments
In Acts 1:3 we’re told that Jesus spent forty days with the apostles after His resurrection, “speaking [to them] about the Kingdom of God.” Although…
Apr 24
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Did Jesus Really Rise From the Dead?
Did Jesus really rise from the dead? This is a question that has been debated for quite literally millennia. We have records of Christians and…
Apr 9
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The Curious Case of Matthew and Levi
In his book Jesus and the Eyewitnesses, Richard Bauckham surprisingly argues that the difference between Matthew on the one hand, and Mark and Luke on…
Apr 1
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March 2023
Would the Apostles Have Waited Decades to Write the Gospels?
A short critique of a widely held belief in New Testament scholarship
Mar 10
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Our Lady's Evangelical Heart
One of the first Marian apparitions in the history of the church was recorded by St. Gregory of Nyssa (ca. 390) in his biography of St. Gregory the…
Mar 3
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December 2022
An Analysis of Malachi 1:1-14 and 3:16-4:6
According to LaSor et al. (415), scholars generally agree that Malachi was written sometime between the 5th-6th centuries B.C., and there are primarily…
Dec 13, 2022
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