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Sin That Turns Us from God
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June 22, 2022

Sin That Turns Us from God

Full Question I have been a Protestant all my life and am considering converting. What is a mortal sin? Answer Mortal sin is a sin that is so serious it completely turns us from God. Venial sins only hurt our relationship with God; they do not completely turn us from God.…
Why does the Catholic Church baptize babies?
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May 30, 2022

Why does the Catholic Church baptize babies?

Q:  Why does the Catholic Church baptize babies?  Aren't they too young to understand what is happening to them? A fair question.  The easiest and perhaps best answer would simply be that this was the constant Tradition or teaching of the early Church, right from the time of the Apostles.…
11 Facts Most Catholics Don’t Know
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May 30, 2022

11 Facts Most Catholics Don’t Know

Every time I hear someone claim to be an “ex-Catholic”, a sense of sadness comes over me.  In just about every case, people leave the Catholic Faith due to a lack of understanding.  After all, if Catholics truly believed that they were members of the one, true Church founded by…
Are there sins a priest cannot forgive?
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May 28, 2022

Are there sins a priest cannot forgive?

The Church has the power to forgive sins; the members of her clergy exercises this authority with the Church's permission to do so. However, there are some sins that the Church has reserved to the Pope and bishops to forgive. Some of them are as follows: Physically attacking the Pope…
Mother Teresa’s terrifying premonition
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May 28, 2022

Mother Teresa’s terrifying premonition

Working at her side as the West prepared for war with Saddam Hussein, I saw her dread as she glimpsed the future of Middle Eastern Christianity Those of us who knew her feel a twinge of guilt writing about Blessed Teresa of Calcutta. Mother’s life was always about the other,…