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Is Jesus Christ God Incarnate?
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Does it make sense to believe that a Jewish carpenter
who lived in a obscure province of the Roman Empire and
who died like a common criminal, was God in the Flesh? -
Logic at the service of Faith.
Did Jesus truly rise from the
dead?
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According to the historical records, did Jesus rise
physically... or only in the faith of the disciples? - A
unique historical investigation to prove the
Resurrection.
This is My Body': Real... or
Symbolic?
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At the Last
Supper, didn’t He mean it just figuratively? How did the
Apostles and early Christians understand it? - The
biblical, patristic and logical foundations of the Real
Presence of Jesus in the Eucharist.
The Holy Mass: Meal... or
Sacrifice?
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Is there any
connection between the Last Supper and Calvary? - The
sacrificial nature of the last Supper and its relevance
to the Catholic Mass.
What is 'Good'? What is
'Evil"? Who Decides?
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The Government? The Courts? The Church? The individual?
- Investigating the natural foundations of Morality from
the points of view of logic and daily contemporary
experience - A MUST!
The Fatima Message Seminar
a. What really
happened at Fatima?
b. Socio-political-economic consequences of Our lady’s
Message
c. The third Secret of Fatima – a forgotten tragedy
Understanding Islam
Learn from the
Koran the origin, spirituality and beliefs of Islam.
The Devil? A Force... or a
person?
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A Mediaeval superstition... or a powerful spirit bent on
our eternal loss? - Investigating the reality of the
devil’s existence, powers and action.
Contraception and the
extinction of civilization
Investigating
the consequences of contraception and the West’s failure
to replace its own population.
Contraception and the Mind of
Christ
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How did Jesus understand marriage when He raised it from
natural marriage to the level of Sacrament for our
salvation?
Divorce and re-marriage... Why
not?
If it is a
contract made between two partners, why shouldn’t one
partner be able to break it, and start anew?
Investigating the Mind of Christ on marriage.
Who is the Rock: Peter... or
Jesus?
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Aren’t there
millions of Christians who ignore the Bishop of Rome and
yet claim to live by the Bible? - Investigating the
biblical foundations of the Papacy.
Ex Cathedra... what's that?
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How can a Church
made up of fallible people claim that the Pope, who is a
man just like the rest, be infallible? - Investigating
the biblical foundations of papal infallibility.
Did Christ found a specific
Church?
Which Christian
denomination contains the fullness of Christ’s
teachings? Can it be identified in biblical, historical
and logical terms? - The distinctive marks of the Church
founded by Jesus Christ.
Women Priests... Why Not?
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Did Jesus intend
the Church to have priests of both sexes? How can one
know for sure? - On the exclusive male priesthood in the
Church founded by Jesus Christ.
Sola Scriptura
Is the Bible
alone sufficient for any Christian to know the fullness
of Christ's teachings with certitude, or is preaching
also necessary? - The biblical foundations of the Church
Magisterium.
The Bible, a Catholic Book
Why are there
different versions of the Bible, often conflicting in
key texts? Why non-Catholic Christians refuse to accept
some books of the Old Testament? - The facts about the
authentic version of the Bible.
Sola Fide
Is Faith alone
sufficient for salvation, or must faith be lived through
good works? - The biblical foundations of good works as
necessary for pleasing God.
True and False Ecumenism
Clarifying a
confusing and demobilizing issue.
The Existence of God
Can our minds
come to have any certitude about God's existence, or
must we take it on pure faith? - The five logical proofs
of God's existence according to St Thomas Aquinas,
adapted to today's language and scientific experience.
Does God have any rights in
society?
Is the so-called ‘right of artistic expression’
sufficient to allow blasphemy? - A study on the 3rd
Commandment and the duties of Christians to defend God’s
honor.
The Spiritual Soul
What is a human
being? Are we mere superior animals or do we have a
spiritual soul, substantially different from, but united
with, our bodies? Is it reasonable to believe in life
after death? - Logical proofs of the existence of the
human soul.
Does Purgatory exist?
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Isn’t
‘purgatory’ just a Roman Catholic invention? - The
logical, biblical, historical and archaeological
foundations of Purgatory.
Catholic Statues... or pagan
idols?
Aren’t statues pretty much the same as idols, which God
condemned in the Old Testament? - The biblical
foundations of statues in Hebrew and Catholic worship. |