Author: Dr. Marc Tinsley

The Catholic Creeds
From the Latin word credo which means “I believe”, a creed is a statement of belief. Catholics recite ancient creeds to personally profess their...

Examination of Conscience
For a Catholic to make a good confession and have the best assurance that they will encounter the loving mercy of Jesus Christ in...

Martin Luther King, Jr.
The Christian beliefs of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. informed and inspired his work for civil rights. The Baptist minister preached of unity and love...

The Wedding Feast at Cana
In the biblical story of the Wedding at Cana Jesus turned water into wine. This was the first in a series of events and...

The Baptism of Jesus
By lowering Himself to be baptized along with sinners, Jesus shows his followers what they must do to be saved. His Baptism also reveals...

Epiphany
Recalling the event when wise men from the East visited the child Jesus and brought Him gifts, the Epiphany, or Manifestation of Christ, has...

The Virgin Birth
The Virgin Birth is an essential teaching of the Catholic Church, professed in the Apostle’s Creed and the Nicene Creed when declaring that God...

Mary, the Mother of God
If Jesus is God and Mary is his mother, then Mary must be the Mother of God. After being conceived by the power of...

The Holy Family
God chose to enter into the world through a human family, entrusting his only Son to a young virgin named Mary, and Joseph, who...

Catholics Get Married in Church
When a baptized Catholic is married, the wedding should take place in a Catholic Church or chapel and be witnessed by a Catholic bishop,...