Month: September 2020

lukewarm, holy spirit, catholic

We Must Not Be Lukewarm

A firm and clear grasp of Christian truth must be the basis of our relationship with God and with those we are trying to serve. One of the great weaknesses of both the pre- and post-Vatican II Church has been a widespread tendency to presume that Catholics already understand and are trying to live the fundamentals of the faith.

exorcism, satan and his demons

Exorcism and the Battle Against the Devil

One of my favorite definitions of the Church is that it is the guardian to the tree of life. Ever since Adam and Eve were banished from paradise, the human person has been on a journey to arrive at the tree of life and be united with God for all eternity in heaven.

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Unmasking Satan in Cultural Revolutions

A significant element of the Enlightenment—that upheaval of learning and change which profoundly shaped the modern world—was an explicit rejection of God, the Church, and revelation. What Voltaire, a leading figure of the Enlightenment, said about the Church, Ecrasez l’infame!, probably comes close to reflecting the sentiments of Satan on the subject: “Crush the accursed thing!”  

church in crisis, ralph martin

A Church in Crisis

It’s clear that we are living in a time of confusion and division, both in the Church and in the world. I am not qualified to evaluate whether this is the worst confusion the Church has seen or not—we have been through some pretty bad times over the centuries—but it is serious. And it is our time and our confusion, so it is something we must deal with.  

Created for Sonship

The first two verses of Genesis tell us that God brought the entire world into existence at the dawn of history. But he not only creates the world, he forges a covenant with the world. We hear of this in later passages such as Jeremiah 33:25, where the prophet speaks of the Lord’s “covenant with day and night.”

Scott Hahn Live

Join Scott Hahn and the St. Paul Center virtually on Wednesday, September 23. We’ll be live from Westerville at St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church. Join us as we explore how to live out the joy of the Gospel through the sacraments and everyday life–most especially, learn how to cultivate Eucharistic amazement daily.