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What Lessons Can we Draw From the Parable of the Weeds? By Clement Harrold July 26, 2024 Matthew 13:24-43 relates the famous parable of the weeds (or tares, as they used to be known). The scene falls within what is known as the parabolic discourse in chapter 13 of Matthew’s Gospel, which involves no less […]
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Was Mary Magdalene a Former Prostitute? By Clement Harrold July 19, 2024 If anything can rightly be said about St. Mary Magdalene, it is that she remains a mysterious and oftentimes elusive figure. Over the centuries, her identity has been debated and disputed endlessly, with the result that today many Catholics are left feeling very
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Was Jesus Being Unfair to the Pharisees When He Allowed His Disciples to Eat Grain on the Sabbath? By Clement Harrold July 12, 2024 Nobody likes a Pharisee. That being said, there might still be times when we’re tempted to feel a bit sorry for them. A prime example of this comes in Luke 6:1-5:
What Scriptural Lessons Can We Draw From the Rule of St. Benedict? By Clement Harrold July 5, 2024 Though it may seem an unlikely source, the deeply moving and ever practical Rule of St. Benedict of Nursia (A.D. 480 – 547) offers many beautiful insights into the way we ought to approach Sacred Scripture and
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Does the Bible Say Whether There are People in Hell? By Clement Harrold June 28, 2024 Sacred Scripture does not tell us the names of any particular individuals who are in hell, but it repeatedly affirms that hell is real and people go there. Acts 24:15, for example, reminds us that “there will be a
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Why is John the Baptist Such a Big Deal? By Clement Harrold June 21, 2024 Sometimes we Catholics can struggle with the emphasis the New Testament places on the figure of St. John the Baptist. What makes this quirky, locust-eating prophet such an important figure? To answer this question, it’s worth reflecting on what Jesus
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Do Old Testament Teachings on Homosexuality Still Apply Today? By Clement Harrold June 14, 2024 Sometimes critics of the Catholic Church’s moral teachings will argue that her position on the sinfulness of homosexual acts should be updated because there are plenty of other biblical teachings that we no longer abide by today. If the Church
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If Catholics are Right about Mary, Why is She Talked About so Little in the Bible? By Clement Harrold June 7, 2024 For many Protestants, devotion to Our Lady is the single biggest obstacle to their becoming Catholic. Even many Catholics admit that they struggle with relating to Mary, or fail to understand why the
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Do Dinosaurs Prove that Death Existed Before the Fall? By St. Paul Center May 31, 2024 The Bible teaches that Adam and Eve’s sin brought death into the world, but we know from modern science that the dinosaurs lived and died for millions of years prior to the arrival of Homo sapiens. How do Christians
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Was Abraham Reprehensible for Pretending that Sarah was His Sister? By Clement Harrold May 24, 2024 St. Paul famously describes the Old Testament patriarch Abraham as our father in faith (see Rom 4:16; Gal 3:7), yet this doesn’t seem to square well with Abraham’s treatment of his wife Sarah on not one but two separate
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