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Why don’t Catholics believe in Bible-Only faith?
Hello friends. I’m sorry I was absent from this blog for so long, but I am back in my seat and plan to post at least monthly. Welcome back! Let’s kick off with a good question: Why don’t Catholics believe … Continue reading
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Tagged Bible Only, Catholic, Catholic Truth, Catholicism, faith, Jesus, saved, Scripture, truth, What did Jesus say?
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Did Jesus ever lie?
I understand the appeal of simplifying faith into a single statement of “Just say you believe and your salvation is secure!” But anyone who has read the Bible to any extent at all must realize that to do so lacks … Continue reading
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Tagged Catholic, Catholic Truth, Catholicism, communion, eucharist, Feeding the multitude, Jesus, John 6, What did Jesus say?
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What would Jesus SAY?
What would Jesus SAY? I was going to talk about confession today, but I decided to look at Once Saved, Always Saved once more to see what Jesus says about it. Jesus repeatedly offered parables to explain where he stood … Continue reading
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Tagged Catholic, faith, heaven, Jesus, Once saved always saved, parables, saved, Scripture
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Can Sin send you to hell?
I am greatly troubled when a Christian tells me that there are no consequences for sin. Some Christians preach that sin has been “covered” by Jesus’s death and resurrection; that our sins are no longer visible because Jesus has paid … Continue reading
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Tagged Catholic, Christianity, faith, hell, religion, saved, sin, St. Peter, truth
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How do Catholics know if they’ve done enough Good Works?
How do Catholics know if they’ve done enough Good Works? Yes, that’s the question that came back from my last post… How do Catholics know if they’ve done enough Good Works? Do you get the feeling this fundamentalist didn’t really … Continue reading
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Tagged Catholic, faith vs. works, fiction, fundamentalist, novels, sin, truth, works
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Rachel’s Contrition WON!
My novel, Rachel’s Contrition, was honored with the CALA Lily (Catholic Arts & Letters Award) at the Catholic Marketing Network tradeshow in Philly! Read about it here: http://blog.catholicwritersguild.com/2011/08/cwg-news.html I will be back with my regular blog, and responses to previous … Continue reading
Catholic Writers Conference
My Catholic Truth’s blog will be temporarily suspended for the next couple of weeks because of the Catholic Writers Conference in Philly where I will be teaching an Intensive Writing workshop and Deep Characterization workshop, as well as holding one-on-one … Continue reading
How A Catholic Gains Salvation
Today’s Catholic Truth: How A Catholic Gains Salvation I’m going to step straight into the biggest thing that Fundamentalists try to challenge Catholics with, which is how a person gains salvation. It’s essential to understand this upfront as the basis … Continue reading
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Tagged baptism, Catholic, fiction, novelist, salvation, sins, writer
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Today’s Catholic Truth: Catholics Worship the Trinity
Catholics worship the Trinity The Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit are three divine beings who are one divine God. Jesus is our Lord and Savior! This belief is upheld by Jesus in Mathew 28:19: Going therefore, teach ye … Continue reading
Computer problems–grrr
What a rocky start to my new blog! I just barely had it underway when a simple computer repair turned into a hard drive crash that took four days to fix. Finally, I am up and running again. Tomorrow will … Continue reading
