Author: Dr. Marc Tinsley
Scrupulosity
Scrupulosity is an unhealthy obsession with things related to religion and morals. It is sometimes referred to as religious OCD (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder). While...
The Hail Mary
The Hail Mary is a popular Catholic prayer from long ago that comes from Sacred Scripture and Sacred Tradition of the Church. The prayer...
The Presentation of the Lord
Joseph and Mary presented Jesus at the Temple in Jerusalem to fulfill the Law of Moses which required that the first-born male child be...
Catholic Bible Translations
The language used in today’s Catholic Bibles are translations from the original languages of the biblical authors. The Old Testament was written in Hebrew...
The Conversion of St. Paul
A Pharisee educated by the best of the Jewish rabbis, Paul was a faithful Jew who strongly persecuted Christians who he considered to be...
A Tour of a Catholic Church
A Catholic church is a building set apart for the public worship of God. As an image of the heavenly Jerusalem, the very structure...
The Word of God
The Catholic Church is often accused of discouraging and even preventing the faithful from reading the Bible. But Catholics are, and have been, encouraged...
The Homily at Mass
Substantially connected to Sacred Scripture, a homily is delivered by a bishop, priest, or deacon immediately after the reading of the Gospel during the...
Martin Luther King, Jr.
As a Baptist Minister, the Christian beliefs of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. informed and inspired his work for civil rights. He preached of unity...
The Source and Summit of Christian Life
As the source and summit of Christian life, the Eucharist is most respected of the sacraments. All of the other sacraments, the pastoral work...