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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...
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...