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Sacramental Marriage and Communion for Divorced Catholics

By Adolfo J. Castañeda / February 24, 2023 /
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…special grace is making present the marriage between Christ and His Church. The Sacrament of Christian marriage is a reflection of the spiritual marriage between Christ and His Church. What…

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The Sacrament of Marriage

By Adolfo J. Castañeda / April 23, 2021 /
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Church, within the Church through marriage, and, thanks to marriage, within the family. And, of course, as the Church fulfills God’s plan of salvation in Christ, the whole world is…

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What Is the Christian Consensus on Abortion?

By Brian Clowes, PhD / July 22, 2020 /
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…Episcopal Church has lost 44% of its membership, the United Church of Christ 50%, the United Methodist Church 30%, and the Presbyterian Church USA 11%.8 Pro-abortion groups endlessly insist that…

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The Teaching of the Prophetic Encyclical Humanae Vitae (Part IX)

By Adolfo J. Castañeda / August 25, 2021 /

…if this teaching is serious enough to require obedience. To answer these questions we first need to discuss the nature of the Church’s teaching authority.   What Is the Church’s…

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Church Teachings on Euthanasia

By Brian Clowes, PhD / June 2, 2020 /
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…Latter-Day Saints (Mormons), the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, the Presbyterian Church USA, Seventh-Day Adventists, the Southern Baptist Convention, and the United Methodist Church. Furthermore, all three major Jewish movements…

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Why the Church Protects Human Sexuality and Marriage

By Fr. Shenan J. Boquet / March 29, 2021 /

…its teaching. In recent years powerful lobby groups, both within and without the Church, have been pushing for the Church to change its teachings on sexuality and marriage. At times,…

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The Teaching of the Prophetic Encyclical Humanae Vitae (Part XIII)

By Adolfo J. Castañeda / December 22, 2021 /

The Third Prophecy Part VI: The Fourth Prophecy Part VII: Modernity’s Challenges to Humanae Vitae Part VIII: The Church’s Right to Teach on Birth Control Part IX: The Church’s Teaching…

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What Is the Theology of the Body?

By Adolfo J. Castañeda / October 9, 2020 /

…marriage is a reflection of Christ’s love for the Church, which is his body. The real marriage is that of Jesus and His Bride the Church, ours is a visible…

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What Does the Catholic Church Teach about Homosexuality?

By Brian Clowes, PhD / June 26, 2020 /
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Church on homosexuality simply cannot change any more than the Church can change truth itself.   The Catholic Church on Homosexuality The teaching of the Catholic Church on homosexuality has…

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Two Bishops Raise Concerns About Vatican Synod

By Fr. Shenan J. Boquet / December 4, 2023 /

the laity, a synod has typically been the special purview of the Church’s shepherds. The risk, then, is that by seeking to “democratize” Church governance and expending so much time…

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