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Faith without deeds would not be useless if it resulted in salvation. But faith without deed is useless for the very reason that it does not bring salvation. God may give us the grace of supernatural faith but what will it profit us without good works? The Word of God says a man is justified by...

Now they cannot truly be called living who do not possess Life - Jesus Christ - who said of Himself, "I am the life." Who can count the number of people on this earth who even now are spiritually dead? Dead, because they have not that Spirit of Life dwelling in them by sanctifying grace. Dead...

You have it all wrong. The soul is immortal and the body will rise again to be joined with the soul forever either in Heaven or Hell. It is the wicked who undergo two deaths - that is, first the death of the soul and then the death of the body. This death of the body and soul does not mean they...

There exists three degrees of fear. The third, Holy fear, is a gift of the Holy Ghost and springs from that charity which loves God above all things for His sake alone. The greater our love for God, the greater our fear of sin and separation from Him. It is this fear of losing its Holy Spouse...

God never commands what is impossible, but by commanding admonishes you to do what you can do, and to pray for what you cannot do. Do we not have Christ's infallible promise, "Ask, and it shall be given you" (Mt. 7:7)? God's grace is never lacking to those who ask for it.

Those who promote faith alone are promoting a false Gospel. In fact, the only place in the entire Bible where the words faith and alone are joined together is found in James 2:24 - "By works a man is justified, and not by faith only." http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SyXQSUT4_hI

Do you imagine that Jesus Christ, in commanding St. Mary Magdalene to "sin no more," did not really mean what He said?

Meditation XII - The Pain of Loss - Saint Alphonsus Ligouri The greatest pain of Hell is not the fire nor the darkness, not the stench, nor any other of the material torments of that dreadful prison of despair; it is the pain of loss - that is, the pain of having lost God - which of itself may...

What other cause it there for our creation other than that good creatures should be made by a good God? As St. Augustine expresses it so wonderfully, "Thou hast made us for Thyself, O Lord, and our hearts are restless until they rest in Thee."

In his explanation of the Biblical passage "but to the rest in parables, that seeing they may not see, and hearing, may not understand," Bro. Peter Dimond says that Jesus Christ often slightly conceals His truths, or puts them just under the surface, so that superficial efforts or insincere...

The answer is no. In the Bible there are many examples where prayers to God are repeated. Perhaps the best example is found in Apocalypse 4:8 where we read the Angels in Heaven say over and over, day and night, "Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty." And Jesus Christ Himself repeats the same...

It really is as simple as that. For those who may be interested: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0BxmbIGQBX4

Catholics never prayed to images. We do keep images of the Blessed Mother, of Jesus Christ and the Saints and Angels. It's a wholesome thing to keep these in our homes and to carry them with us because seeing them excites our devotion and enkindles in us pious affections. It is true that while...

No. Jesus was referring to the Ten Commandments. That's why when the man asked, which ones? Jesus replied, ”You shall not commit murder; You shall not commit adultery; You shall not steal; You shall not bear false witness; Honor your father and mother; and You shall love your neighbor as...

If someone doesn't believe the Bible is really the truth (2 Tim. 3:16) then how can they say believe that Jesus is their Lord and Savior? Can people who don't won't believe the Bible is really the truth be saved? No, if they die in their unbelief it is certain they will go to Hell.

St. Theres's Prayer to the Holy face O Jesus, Who in Thy bitter Passion didst become "the most abject of men, a man of sorrows," I venerate Thy Sacred Face whereon there once did shine the beauty and sweetness of the Godhead ... but now it has become for me as if it were the Face of a leper...

Your profile says your birthday is February 11. Mine's two days later. :)

No, we're not wrong. The Catholic Church doesn't deny that Jesus Christ is God; one Christ with two natures. He is one (and only one) Person. Whatever happens in His humanity truly happens to God. Here's one example of a Catholic, Pope Gregory I, who has proven you wrong: It was not a plain man...

The Roman Catholic Church is the universal Church of Jesus Christ. Pope Eugene IV spoke those words ex cathedra. He was only repeating what the Catholic Church has always taught. What he said is the infallible truth. Here's the full quote: Pope Eugene IV, Council of Florence, “Cantate Domino,”...

It's very blasphemous. It's a denial of the truth about who Jesus Christ is.