Part Two How Did the Church Survive Three Centuries of Persecution? In Part 1 of this series, (go to Article here) we examined the biblical foundations of the Catholic Church and the apostolic age. We saw how Christ established His Church through Peter, how the Holy Spirit descended at Pentecost, and how the apostles spread…
Discover how the Catholic Church traces its origins directly to Sacred Scripture — from Old Testament prefigurements of Peter’s office and the New Covenant, through Pentecost, the Council of Jerusalem, and the martyrdom of the Apostles in Rome. Part One of a five-part series on two millennia of Catholic Church history.
What Happened on October 13, 1917, at Fatima According to Eyewitness Accounts? On October 13, 1917, an estimated 70,000 to 100,000 people gathered at the Cova da Iria near Fatima, Portugal, to witness what three shepherd children had predicted would be a public miracle. Dr. José Garrett, a Professor from the Faculty of Sciences at…
Solving the 2,000-Year-Old “Bible Contradiction” with Traditional Catholic Wisdom Have you ever noticed that Matthew and Luke give completely different genealogies for Jesus? Different names, different numbers of generations, even different fathers for Joseph! Skeptics love to point to this as proof that the Bible contradicts itself. But what if I told you that the…
Introduction On November 19, 2025, Father Maurizio Gronchi, a consultant to the Vatican’s Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith and professor of Christology at Pontifical Urban University, made a statement that sent shockwaves through traditional Catholic circles. In an interview with Catholic News Agency, Father Gronchi declared: “It is superstition to think that the…
The Gospel of Luke presents two pivotal encounters between the archangel Gabriel and key figures in salvation history: Zechariah the priest and Mary the virgin of Nazareth. These angelic annunciations, occurring within months of each other, reveal striking contrasts in human responses to divine revelation. While both individuals received miraculous announcements of miraculous births, their…
True Stories of Hell from a Doctor of the Church Who Was St. Alphonsus de Liguori and Why Should We Listen to Him? St. Alphonsus Maria de Liguori (1696-1787) wasn’t your typical medieval mystic prone to visions. He was a brilliant lawyer who earned his doctorate at age sixteen and built a successful legal career…
A Call to Reparation on the 100th Anniversary of Our Lady’s Request On December 10, 2025, the Catholic world marked a profound yet largely forgotten centennial: one hundred years since the Blessed Virgin Mary appeared to Sister Lúcia dos Santos in Pontevedra, Spain, requesting the establishment of the First Five Saturdays Devotion. This momentous anniversary…
What became of humanity after the Great Flood? This question has captivated the faithful for centuries, yet the answer lies clearly within Sacred Scripture. The Holy Bible reveals that all present world populations descended from Noah’s three sons – Shem, Ham, and Japheth – who became the fathers of all families on earth (Genesis 10:32)…
What are we to make of these ancient words carved in stone? The Ten Commandments, as handed down through Catholic tradition, remain far more than historical artifacts. According to the Church Fathers, these divine precepts were “implanted in their hearts and in their souls” even before the Lord formally delivered them to Moses on Mount…
