FROM THE DESK OF SIMEON O. OSUIDE
Catholic Apologetics
PROOF: "BROTHERS AND SISTERS" OF JESUS ARE NOT BY THE VIRGIN MARY
Did the Virgin Mary have other children apart from Our Lord? Some people say there are, but that the Catholic Church has made much efforts to hide the truth. Who are these brothers…
WHY CAN'T A WOMAN BE A PRIEST IN THE CATHOLIC CHURCH?
The above question gets to the heart of Catholic theology regarding the nature of the priesthood. There have been pressure (from mainly infiltrators), suggestions, debates and enqu…
IS “ONCE SAVED, ALWAYS SAVED (OSAS)” CHRISTIAN?
Then Jesus told his disciples, “If any man would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me”. Mt 16:24, Mk 8:34 and Luke 9:23 “Not every one who …
WHAT IS THE SACRED TRADITION OF THE CHURCH?
Sacred Tradition forms the single deposit of faith together with Sacred Scripture.(Matthew 15:3: Why do you break the commandments of God for the sake of tradition? Mark 7:8: You d…
IS PRAYING TO MARY AND THE SAINTS BIBLICAL?
You might have heard some people say that Catholics worship the Blessed Virgin Mary. I know many people don't believe the claim, because worship belongs to God alone. They also ask…
WHY ARE YOU CALLED ”ROMAN CATHOLIC”?
We are called Roman Catholics because St. Peter was the first Bishop of Rome, and all the Popes who have come after him have been Bishops of Rome also. The word "Roman" does not re…
WHY BELIEVE IN PURGATORY?
The Catholic Church's belief in purgatory is based on a synthesis of Scripture, Sacred Tradition, and theological reasoning. The teaching is clear and everywhere in the bible if on…
HOW CAN THE POPE BE INFALLIBLE, WHEN HE IS HUMAN LIKE US?
The Infallibility of the Pope is one of the most misunderstood teachings of the Catholic Church, even among some Catholics. Many people believe that it means that the Pope cannot s…
HOW THE CHURCH BECAME THE NEW ISRAEL, AND WHY THE OLD LOST ITS STANDING
What is the status of today’s Israel via-a-vis the old Israel? The relationship between the Old and New Testaments is well known to Bible scholars as one continuous chain of events…
WHY BAPTISE INFANTS?
It is important for us to first of all know what baptism is, before we can talk of its necessity or otherwise for infants. What is baptism? It is the sacrament which cleanses us…