It has been widely reported that, when he was still the cardinal archbishop of Buenos Aires, the future Pope Francis washed the feet of women during the Mass of the Lord’s Supper. Now he has done so as pope. Did he break the Church’s law? What does this event mean, and how can we [...]
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There haven’t been that many popes who have resigned, and none of them offer an exact parallel to the case of Pope Benedict. However, there is one pope–St. Celestine V–who is by far the closest parallel. Who was he? Why did he resign? And what does his strange case tell us about Pope Benedict’s decision [...]
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One of the most controversial passages in the Bible is Matthew 16:18, where Jesus tells Peter, “You are Peter, and on this rock I will build my Church.” Catholics see this passage as evidence that Jesus made Peter the first pope. Many Evangelicals look at it as just the opposite. Who is right? It’s an [...]
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Spiritual Warfare What is spiritual warfare? Why is it practiced differently in the Catholic Church than in other churches? What are the principles that it is based on? Are ordinary Christians authorized to cast out demons? What does St. Paul really mean when he talks about putting on the “whole armor of God”? What is [...]
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Scientists are abuzz with word that the long-sought “God particle” (aka the Higgs boson) may have finally been discovered. While most scientists don’t like the nickname “God particle” (and while many religious people might not neither), it’s certainly generated a lot of coverage in the media. Because of the God-based nickname the particle has been [...]
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In this episode of Catholic Answers Live (July 12, 2012), I take on the following questions: What is the history of chapel veils? Why did women stop wearing them? What is the best resource for helping Catholics understand Scripture? If I have a lot of debt, should I still tithe 10%? How do we know [...]
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There is a common argument used against the idea of purgatory in some circles which goes like this: “St. Paul says that ‘to be absent from the body is to be present with the Lord’ (2 Cor. 5:8). It’s that simple: If you’re a Christian and you aren’t in your body then you are with [...]
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In this week’s podcast I dealt briefly with the fact that the current method of selecting bishops that is used in the Latin church does not apply in all of the Eastern Catholic churches. Instead of the pope personally selecting the man who will be appointed bishop, he may–for example, under normal circumstances–pre-approve a number [...]
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In this episode of the program I answer two questions regarding apostolic succession and whether, in fact, we have an unbroken chain going back to the apostles. The first question comes from Marci in Mexico, who wonders about the effect that various practices have on the liceity (lawfulness) and validity of episcopal consecrations. The second [...]
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At some point in their lives, virtually everyone has wondered whether they can be forgiven for what they’ve done. The good news is, they can! But sometimes the doubts linger, particularly for people with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, and particularly in connection with certain passages in the Bible, such as some in the book of Hebrews [...]
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