True Likeness

The True Likeness

Regular readers of this blog have known for some time that the Shroud of Turin is the real deal. In fact, a surfeit of physical and historical evidence - including a compelling logical chain of custody - makes denying that the shroud is the burial cloth of Jesus the much…
August 28, 20232 Comments
Assumption

The Assumption

From MUNIFICENTISSIMUS DEUS APOSTOLIC CONSTITUTION OF POPE PIUS XII 1. The most bountiful God, who is almighty, the plan of whose providence rests upon wisdom and love, tempers, in the secret purpose of his own mind, the sorrows of peoples and of individual men by means of joys that he…
August 15, 2023
Angels and Demons

On Angels and Demons

Dionysian Thomist streamer Classical Theist continues his Mysteries of the Catholic Faith walkthrough with a solid primer on angels and demons. Where did these pure spiritual beings come from? How can we know they exist? And what are they, anyway? Explore these and more intriguing questions about the angels, archangels,…
July 26, 2023
St. Peter

A Matter of Necessity

Public adoption of the internet is entering its fourth decade, and a chief lesson this constant interconnectedness has taught us is that instant global mass communication was a mistake. Nobody learned that lesson faster than online Catholic theologians. For the first 1960 years of the Church's history, most of the…
June 27, 202319 Comments
Jesus Christ Triumphant

One Way

There's been an uptick in Gnosticism/New Age-ism coming across my timeline. So I think it's time for a quick refresher on how we know for a moral certainty that there is One God, Jesus Christ is His Only Son & the Church He founded is the One True Faith. Giving…
June 23, 20239 Comments
Virtual Force

Virtual Morality

A reader writes: There's a question I've been wondering; admittedly, it's not an issue of great philosophical importance, but still, one that I'd like answered; it has to do with video games. Recently I've heard arguments from Priests against the whole idea of violent video games and, to a certain…
June 20, 20236 Comments
Trent Horn CT 2

Classical Theist + Catholic Answers?

Could America's coziest theologian be on track for a crossover with go-to apologetics site Catholic Answers? A recent Twitter convo between CT and Catholic Answers staff apologist Trent Horn raises intriguing possibilities. There isn't enough popcorn on Earth. Just sayin'. I'm also saying that CT is good people doing the…
June 19, 20234 Comments
Our Rainbow

Pride Is Cancelled

Just a few quick reminders that the Death Cult isn't invincible. Next up, disputed but encouraging: And to save the biggest white pill for last: These past few years, when people tried to rationalize persisting in cooperation with evil because "Boycotts don't work," I'd point out that God doesn't command…
June 14, 20235 Comments
Guardian Angel

He Was Surrounded by Light

CatholicDan returns with a spiritual successor to a previous high (as in on high) strangeness post. Miracles aren't fairytale magic that happened only in ancient stories. They happen all the time. Right now as you read this, even. God is good. NB: Your guardian angel's first act of will was…
June 12, 20232 Comments
Testing Witch

How to Test Witches

Because the Witch Test is a precision instrument that must be deployed along exacting parameters for maximum effectiveness on subjects and safety for users, here's a helpful refresher. Christianity is a necessary pillar of Western civilization. Not only do the Church's teachings inform our cultural and legal traditions, she has…
June 7, 20234 Comments