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Why do we venerate relics?

Why do we venerate relics?

By Father William Saunders In the article about the beatification of Father Damien, I read that his “relics” were given to the bishop of Honolulu. Could you please explain this and give some history behind it?—A reader in Leesburg. Relics include the physical remains...
My Odyssey from Evangelicalism to Catholicism

My Odyssey from Evangelicalism to Catholicism

By Dave Armstrong Yours truly at age 29 in October 1987, three years before I was persuaded of Catholicism. At this time I was an evangelical Protestant campus evangelist / apologist at the University of Michigan and Wayne State University in Detroit. I would have...
The Myth of the Spanish Inquisition

The Myth of the Spanish Inquisition

By Jon Sorensen Many Catholics squirm at the very mention of the Spanish Inquisition, oftentimes conceding to claims that it was the most brutal time in Church history. But was it really as brutal as it is often described? If you have never seen the BBC...
The Seven Sacraments in Scripture

The Seven Sacraments in Scripture

You can read it in Spanish, English and Portuguese. A reader has kindly sent an ApologeticaCatolica.org a set of texts related to the Seven Sacraments, which he has noted after a talk by Doctor Fernando Casanova. Certainly a complete reference to take into account...
The Social Work of Catholic Church

The Social Work of Catholic Church

By José Miguel Arráiz You can read it in Spanish, English and Portuguese. “You will be able to tell them by their fruits. Can people pick grapes from thorns, or figs from thistles? In the same way, a sound tree produces good fruit but a rotten tree bad fruit. A sound...