Having celebrated the Solemnity of Pentecost, the descent of the Holy Spirit to empower Jesus’ apostles to fulfill their divine mandate, we should continue rejoicing, because God makes biblically ...

I recently watched a debate that took place between a Catholic and an Orthodox on the topic of purgatory. I observed the Orthodox caricaturize the Catholic view of purgatory, only to later describe ...

Jesus answered, “I say to you, not seven times but seventy-seven times.

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Catholic Answers is pleased to provide this unabridged entry from the original Catholic Encyclopedia, published between 1907 and 1912. It is a valuable resource for subjects related to theology, ...

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“Remember, man, you are dust, and to dust you shall return” (see Gen. 3:19). As a child, I remember this sobering invocation every year on Ash Wednesday, as our parish priests marked our foreheads ...

This week begins the Church’s month of the dead. We remember those who have died, and this should stimulate us to keep our own deaths in mind. With All Souls’ Day approaching, I wish to focus on the ...

Catholic Answers is pleased to provide this unabridged entry from the original Catholic Encyclopedia, published between 1907 and 1912. It is a valuable resource for subjects related to theology, ...