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  [dropcaps type='normal' font_size='100' color='' background_color='' border_color='']6[/dropcaps]7 BC          Revolt of Maccabees, Beginning of Hasmonean dynasty 63                   Pompey's Roman legions conquer Palestine, depose Hasmonean ruler 37                   Romans make Herod the Great the vassal king of Judea 27                   Octavian (Augustus) becomes Emperor, Pax Romana begins 20                   Herod the Great begins reconstruction of the Temple  4                    Jesus is born (we think), Herod the...

09 February, 2016 /

DOGMATIC CONSTITUTION ON THE CHURCH LUMEN GENTIUM Excerpts on the Eucharist  Proclaimed By His Holiness, Pope Paul VI on November 21, 1964 [dropcaps type='normal' font_size='100' color='' background_color='' border_color='']C[/dropcaps]HAPTER I: THE MYSTERY OF THE CHURCH As often as the sacrifice of the cross by which "Christ our Pasch is sacrificed" (1...

09 February, 2016 /

[dropcaps type='normal' font_size='100' color='' background_color='' border_color='']T[/dropcaps]hrough his labors and his native endowments man has ceaselessly striven to better his life. Today, however, especially with the help of science and technology, he has extended his mastery over nearly the whole of nature and continues to do...

09 February, 2016 /

This excerpt from Vatican II's Dogmatic Constitution on the Church, Lumen Gentium, paragraph 25, explains the authority of the Magisterium or Apostolic teaching authority of the Church and the way in which Catholics are bound to submit to that authority....

09 February, 2016 /

The Council of Trent Canons and Decrees The Sixth Session: Decree on Justification [dropcaps type='normal' font_size='100' color='' background_color='' border_color='']C[/dropcaps]elebrated on the thirteenth day of the month of January, 1547. DECREE ON JUSTIFICATION Proem. Whereas there is, at this time, not without the shipwreck of many souls, and grievous detriment to the unity...

09 February, 2016 /

Seeing God St. Theophilus of Antioch Bishop and Early Church Father This passage from St. Theophilus of Antioch's apology to Autolycus (Lib 1,2 7: PG 6, 1026-1035) deals with the qualities of soul necessary to be able to see God. It is used in the Roman Office for...

08 February, 2016 /

On Baptism Tertullian Early Church Father [dropcaps type='normal' font_size='65' color='' background_color='' border_color='']C[/dropcaps]HAPTER 1 Introduction. Origin of the treatise. Happy is our sacrament of water, in that, by washing away the sins of our early blindness, we are set free and admitted into eternal life! A treatise on this matter will...

08 February, 2016 /

Reformed Thinking Tim Staples [dropcaps type='normal' font_size='100' color='' background_color='' border_color='']T[/dropcaps]he Scenario: You’re meeting your new girlfriend’s entire Reformed Evangelical family for the first time. It’s Easter dinner at her parent’s house. You’ve met and talked to her parents and three brothers at various times, but never all at...

08 February, 2016 /

Mary Worshippers Need Not Apply Tim Staples The Scenario: Ever have one of those days when you’re feeling full of energy and vigor? I mean, you’re feeling just obnoxiously happy? Well, this is one of those days. Driving home from work, you switch on the radio to see what’s...

08 February, 2016 /

Catholic Boot Camp by: Tim Staples [dropcaps type='normal' font_size='100' color='' background_color='' border_color='']A[/dropcaps]s soon as your eyes open in the morning: Make a morning offering. Get up and put your knees on the floor. A morning offering can be in your own words or a traditional prayer like...

08 February, 2016 /
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