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In this article, I am responding to an article which appeared in the December 2026 edition of the Watchtower Study edition. The Watchtower is a free publication by the Jehovah’s Witnesses. In the article in…

The “International Theological Commission, has published a new document. The title: “Prendersi cura della nostra Casa comune’: Risposta responsabile e fraterna al Dio trinitario.” In English: “Caring for Our Common Home”: A Responsible and Fraternal…

One of the most popular saints in Church History, Francis of Assisi, died on October 3, 1226. Thus we remember the 800th anniversary of his death this year. Francis (real name: Giovanni di Pietro di…

On this site, I had written an article some time ago, which contained quotes from the famous “Diary” of the Polish nun Faustyna Kowalska (also spelled Faustina). In recent years, however, I have come to…

25 years ago, in August 2001, the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith under Joseph Ratzinger published a famous document with the title “Dominus Iesus”. The subtitle is “On the Unicity and Salvific Universality…

This article is different from the others I have written so far: it is a book recommendation. The book in question is the autobiography of the Jesuit priest John Gerard (1564-1637). Two well-known memoirs written…

Aeterni Patris: On the restoration of Christian philosophy “Whoso turns his attention to the bitter strifes of these days and seeks a reason for the troubles that vex public and private life must come to…

Inscrutabili Dei Consilio: On the evils of society “Now, the source of these evils lies chiefly, We are convinced, in this, that the holy and venerable authority of the Church, which in God’s name rules…

When Robert Prevost was elected to the “papacy”, he chose the name “Leo XIV”, clearly referencing Leo XIII, who was pope in the 19th century. Leo XIII was born under the name Gioacchino Vincenzo Raffaele…

On June 22, the Catholic portal “Ad Vaticanum” released an interview with the Indian “Cardinal” George Jacob Koovakad, who is the prefect of the “Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue”. The topic was “interreligious dialog” and the…

Marriage is one of the seven Sacraments of the Church. Marriage, natural marriage, was instituted by God when He created Adam and Eve. Christ elevated marriage among Christians to a sacrament. An annulment is a…

According to Catholic teaching, Holy Communion can only be received by Catholics who are in a state of grace. “State of grace” essentially means a state of friendship with God, where the sanctifying grace of…

Altötting is a city in Bavaria with around 13,000 inhabitants and the most famous pilgrimage site in Bavaria. The city is a pilgrimage destination for two reasons. It is the home of a statue of…

This is part 2 of my analysis on “John Paul II”’s encyclical Redemptor Hominis. Paragraph 13: The image and likeness of God in all men This is the most crucial part of the entire encyclical.…

In today’s time of really problematic documents issued by the so-called “Pope Francis” and the actions and words of his successor “Pope Leo”, it is easy to forget that the current crisis did not start…

Happy Easter to all my readers! The following text was taken from the religion textbook “Catholic Apologetics”, written by the American priest John Laux, pages 91-96. The book was first published in 1928 and subsequently…

The following text was taken from the religion textbook “Catholic Morality”, written by the American priest John Laux, pages 82-92. The book was first published in 1928 and subsequently republished in the 1990s and later.…

In this article, I describe Confirmation, one of the seven Sacraments of the Catholic Church. What is Confirmation? A good definition of Confirmation is given by the priest John Laux in his textbook “Mass and…