The Agony of Abraham
First Argument
When skeptics complain bitterly about the so-called “Judaeo-Christian mythology,” one of their most frequent objection is to the incomprehensible cruelty of God as...
Some Observations on Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Religion
Artificial intelligence (AI) is technology that enables computers and machines to simulate human intelligence and problem-solving capabilities. These days one cannot browse the internet...
Homily of Pope John Paul II on the Canonization of the Martyrs of China
CAPPELLA PAPALE FOR THE CANONIZATION OF 123 NEW SAINTS
HOMILY OF JOHN PAUL II
Sunday 1 October 2000
1. "Your word is truth; sanctify us in your...
The Myth of “Hitler’s Pope”
Now and then we hear someone who is not well educated in history complain that Hitler was a Catholic and that the Vatican was...
Thirteenth Sunday: Theodicy, God and Evil
For God created man for incorruption, and made him the image of his own eternity, but through the devil’s envy death entered the world,...
Fulton Sheen and Infallibility
The doctrine of papal infallibility was dogmatically defined in the First Vatican Council's document Pastor Aeternus in 1870. Of course, this gift of the...
Pope Benedict and Saint Cyril of Alexandria
BENEDICT XVI
GENERAL AUDIENCE
Saint Peter's Square
Wednesday, 3 October 2007
Saint Cyril of Alexandria
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
Today too, continuing our journey following the traces left by the...
The Perpetual Virginity of St. Joseph?
A quality that has defined my ten years of priesthood and most of my life is a consistent and deep devotion to St. Joseph....
The Uselessness of Utopias
(The term 'utopia' was coined by the great statesman and martyr, Thomas More, in his 1516 book by the same name. It literally means...
Twelfth Sunday: Persevering to the End
Fear no one….Everyone therefore who acknowledges me before men, I also will acknowledge before my Father in heaven (Mt. 10: 26, 32).
Our Lord addresses...
