Foot-Washing Rite at Holy Thursday Mass
The foot-washing ceremony on Holy Thursday is perhaps one of the most meaningful of the Sacred Triduum’s liturgical moments. It has been made even more significant now....
Category: Apologetics
Why Are We Guilty of Adam and Eve’s Sin?
It is impossible in law to find someone guilty of a crime committed by another. I know the problem of original sin is part of the mystery...
Is Hellfire Truly Eternal?
Question: Our Lord spoke of hell where the wicked are punished in “a fire that shall never be quenched” (Mk 9:43). This appears to me to be...
Why Do We Do Penance?
In Confession, the priest gave me a penance of the Stations of the Cross, which I did. What is the purpose of the penance when I know...
Mary Gave Birth Fully to God
Nicolette Whittle, Kroonstad – In his letter Our Faith is Not Based on a Mystery , Peter Hoar stated that our faith is not based on mystery,...
How Does the Devil Work?
When we renewed our baptismal promises at Easter, we together renounced Satan and all his works and all his empty promises. How am I to understand this?...
Does God Select Only a Few?
According to Romans 8:28-30 God knew beforehand who would be his chosen ones predestined for salvation. He chose them and he justified and glorified them. For me,...
Celibacy for Priests: Let’s Go Back to Year 1074
Pope Gregory decreed Catholic priests and nuns should be celibate because he wanted to reduce the temptation of bending the law to favour blood relatives. Is this an accurate statement?
May Priests Whip Themselves?
In Leviticus 21:5-6 rules are set out for the priests: they may not wear tonsures or gash their bodies. Is this not a direct instruction for priests, bishops and popes not to flagellate themselves to undue mortification? Why do some well-known Catholic leaders use this outlawed method of disciplining themselves?
Do Christian Virtues Exist in People Without God?
Every being acts according to its nature, so human beings act according to the rational nature which governs their moral life. Human behaviour has a natural tendency to do good and seek harmony, even without any explicit desire for God and his support.
When did Jesus Realise his Divinity?
From as early as the first century, Christians acknowledged that Jesus Christ the man was both divine and human, as is plainly expressed in the Apostles’ Creed.
Vestments: The Layers of Cloth on a Priest at Mass
The citizens of ancient Rome were accustomed to wearing a white towel-like cloth around their necks or over the shoulder. Known as a sudarium, its purpose was to wipe away the perspiration that bothered them, especially in the extreme heat of a Roman summer.
