Papal Primacy in the First Councils
It is standard fare in the apologetical work of Protestants and Eastern Orthodox to assert that the doctrine of the primacy ...
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The Death Verses of Leo XIII
Pope Leo XIII (Joachim Pecci) is remembered as one of the illustrious popes of modern times. Reigning for twenty-five years ...
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Affaires des Fiches (1904-1905)
The year was 1904. The French government of the Third Republic was in the hands of President Emile Combes, who served from 1...
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The Ballestero Case: The Problem of the Soul in Conjoined Twins
Catholic doctrine holds that the soul is the animating principle of the body. Following Aristotle, most Catholic thinkers t...
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The Alleged Pagan Origins of Christmas
The cheer with which Catholics welcome Christmastide is regrettably marred by attacks by fundamentalist Protestants&nbs...
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Virgin Mary Crucified?
In their attempts to discredit Catholic veneration of the Blessed Virgin Mary and demonstrate that Mary takes the place of J...
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