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2 weeks ago | 
catholic.com | Casey Chalk
But what if the essential problem with Protestantism, rather, has to do with a failure to maintain the proper balance between heaven and earth? Scholar Matthew Becklo in his new book The Way of Heaven and Earth: From Either/Or to the Catholic Both/And makes precisely this argument.
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3 weeks ago | 
catholic.com | Joe Heschmeyer
On this episode of Catholic Answers Live, Joe Heschmeyer joins Cy Kellett to answer a heartfelt question: Why should we pray for Pope Francis? Joe explains the...
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3 weeks ago | 
catholic.com | Cy Kellett
What happens when the Church is without a pope? In this Flannel Panel episode, Cy Kellett, Joe Heschmeyer, and Chris Check discuss the real-world effects of the...
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3 weeks ago | 
catholic.com | Matthew Becklo
This is a strange, and strangely specific, description—one that it is easy to pass over as mere decoration. But it merits serious attention, because it shines a light on what was, as far as we know, the very first act of the risen Jesus. The resurrection of Christ from the dead, without which our faith “is in vain” (1 Cor.
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1 month ago | 
catholic.com | Michael P. Foley
One solution to this disorientation is a sort of “trad starter kit”— a collection of books for those who would like to learn more about the TLM. I do not believe that there is a definitive, one-size-fits-all list; much depends on the individual, his temperament, and his own background, and one man’s medicine can be another man’s poison. Some souls delight in the polemics of Michael Davies; others are offended by the tone.
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1 month ago | 
catholic.com | Trent Horn
One Jewish objection to Jesus is that he could not have inspired the authors of the New Testament because the New Testament promotes hatred of Jews. Jesus must instead be a rabbi whom the first Christians misunderstood. What else could explain the New Testament’s alleged propensity, especially in the Gospel of John, to heap blame and scorn on “the Jews” who persecuted their Lord (7:1)?
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1 month ago | 
catholic.com | Trent Horn
While clickbaiting promises something alluring to get people to click on something and then pull a bait and switch, rage-baiting is the opposite. It encourages people to engage or “click” by presenting something so outrageous or anger-inducing that the person views the material in order to vent his anger at it. This happens with online Catholics when they post content to enrage Protestants, or just don’t consider how they’ll receive the message.
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1 month ago | 
catholic.com | Casey Chalk
Imagine you are a judge on a high court, hearing a case debating the meaning of a law. One plaintiff presents his case, citing the language of that law, as well as the language of various other laws. He reads the laws reverently, periodically inflecting his voice to emphasize certain passages, or pausing to note that the passage clearly proves that he is right. Then he sits down. The other plaintiff rises and proceeds also to cite the law.
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2 months ago | 
catholic.com | Trent Horn
All Are WelcomeOne hymn that serves as an excellent case study in applying the document’s message would be “All Are Welcome” by Marty Haugen, which was at one point banned in some dioceses. Whenever you say “All Are Welcome” is a bad hymn, you get accused of being . . . well, not welcoming. But this song makes it sound as though we are trying to recruit people into our club to boost membership, not call people to repentance to receive the holy sacrifice of the Eucharist.
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2 months ago | 
catholic.com | Michael P. Foley
Now's the time to work on being sober, both physically and spiritually . . . or at least being soberish. “‘Soberish’ can mean drinking more mindfully, drinking less or avoiding alcohol altogether but not other drugs.”—Emily Schmall, “Not Drunk, Not Dry: What It Means to Be ‘Soberish,’” New York Times, January 15, 2025Periodic abstinence is one of the key ways to maintain a healthy relationship with alcohol, and many Catholics use Lent as the occasion for such a dry spell.