I think that one mistake that we Catholics fall into is attempting to prove the faith without referencing the supernatural. We’ll use Scripture and reason to show the truth of Catholicism (which is great, of course), but we tend to get awkward about using miracles, particularly to non-believers. We’...
Since the 1st century, there have been reports of miraculous apparitions and visions of the Blessed Virgin Mary. While many stories are forgotten or left unverified, a select few have been approved by the Church. Note that private revelation, like messages from Marian apparitions, are not a part of the...
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Pope Francis just finished up an incredible trip to Mexico, with hundreds of thousands if not millions of people turning out to see him. But some people are claiming that Pope St. John Paul II may have also showed up. There’s a photo that’s gone viral in Mexico...
This article originally appeared on Fr. Dwight Longenecker’s blog “Standing on My Head,” and is reprinted with permission. Visit his website, browse his books, and be in touch at dwightlongenecker.com. I’ve heard church workers report that the growth of the church in Africa is attributed to a...
Sir Alfred Jules Ayer was one of the 20th century’s most prominent philosophers and atheists. He was an advocate of logical positivism, which claimed that all non-empirically verifiable claims, including religious ones, were meaningless. And he was absolutely sure there was no God and no afterlife. That is, until...
