by Mike Shreve | Mar 7, 2025 | Blog
All Catholics are taught to revere the pope as the sole Vicar of Christ (God’s chief representative to the world). The official stance is that this position has been inherited through the centuries from Peter, who is considered the first pope and the first Bishop of...
by Mike Shreve | Oct 27, 2024 | Blog
Moses prophetically declared ten plagues that would come upon Egypt, because they had enslaved the seed of Abraham and Pharaoh would not let them go. When it came time for the ninth plague, God commanded Moses, “Stretch out your hand toward heaven, that there may be...
by Mike Shreve | Oct 12, 2024 | Blog
Five short paragraphs in the official Catechism of the Catholic Church offer a brief and insufficient explanation of a very intense subject: the doctrine of Purgatory (Paragraphs 958, 1030-1032, and 1472 / quoted fully toward the end of this article). The proposed,...
by Mike Shreve | Sep 27, 2024 | Uncategorized
Catholics often go to great lengths to obtain merits, called “indulgences,” so that they or their loved ones can exit Purgatory sooner than what would otherwise be necessary. (Hopefully, you have read the article titled “PURGATORY—Does It Exist?” before venturing into...
by Mike Shreve | Sep 25, 2024 | Blog
At a recent, interfaith youth gathering in Singapore, Pope Francis made a few short remarks that have since stirred a whirlwind of controversy (September 13, 2024). Many devoted Bible believers, as well as conservative Catholics, would even describe his statements as...
