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GRACE CAN CHANGE YOUR LIFE
(Warning: the following articles may forever alter your perception of Catholicism!)

• What is Grace?
• Grace and the Catholic View of Salvation.
• Grace and the Divinization of Humanity.
• What Difference Does Grace Make.
• Prayer for Grace, from the Imitation of Christ.

• Our Heavenly Father and Mother
• Our Brothers and Sisters

THE REDEMPTION OF MATTER

• God and Creation.
• Is the Body Evil?
• Sacramentalism and the Glorification of the Cosmos.

• How Is This Apologetics Site Different?
• Is Catholicism Unbiblical?
• Scripture Questions
• Theology Questions Ever wonder how Jesus could be both "God" and "the Son of God"? Find the answer to this question and others on this FAQ!
• Questions on Church Policy and Practice Find out why the Church collects money, has gold in its churches, and other facts.

• Some Things that Catholics Do Not Believe
• Do Catholics Worship "Another Jesus"?
• When Did Jesus Become the Son of God? Answer: He always was!
• Is Jesus Omnipresent?
• Is the Catholic Church Christian?
• Should Christians Use A Crucifix?
• Should We Say the "Lord's Prayer"? Some people think we should not!
• Pray To Whom? Is God the Father the only one to Whom we should address prayers? Some people think so, but here's the truth.
• Do Catholics Worship "In Spirit and In Truth"?
• Why Does the Catholic Church have a Closed Communion? An explanation of a rather controversial Church practice.
• Did the Church ever teach that Women have no Souls?.
• Can Mary Influence Us? Part I
• Can Mary Influence Us? Part II
• For "bergson": Mary's Virginity
• Were Hitler and Mussolini Catholic?

• Is Christianity a Religion?
• In Defense of Organized Religion
  * Part I
  * Part II
• Did Jesus Found an Organized Religion?
• An Imaginary Dialogue on Organized Visitation A somewhat humorous takeoff on some common objections to "organized religion".

• Eastern Catholicism. An aspect of the Catholic Church which is little-known to many Westerners.
• FAQ on Eastern Catholicism
• Links to Eastern Catholic Sites - Links to the homepages of twenty Eastern Catholic rites!
• Eastern Catholic Webring Have an Eastern Catholic site? Why not join this webring?

• What is God Like?
• God Loves and Understands Us.
• Like Son, Like Father.
• God is Humble.
• Divine Correction and Justice
• The "Fear of the Lord"?
• Giver of Life

THE NEW ADAM

• Christ the Heavenly Way
• What the Incarnation Reveals about God
• Our Divine Friend

• A Note on Catholic Devotions to Jesus
• The Christ Child: Devotions to Jesus' Infancy and Childhood
• The Christ Child in the Gospels
• The Holy Name of Jesus
• Litany of the Holy Name of Jesus
• Names and Titles of Jesus from Scripture
• The Heart of our Loving Savior
• The Precious Blood of Jesus
• The Blessed Sacrament
• The Holy Wounds of Jesus
• The Holy Face and Sacred Head
• More Prayers to Our Lord

• Links to Images of Jesus on the Web.
• The Virtual Shrine of Jesus Christ, Our God. (Warning: There's a big ikon graphic on this page.).
• Links to Apparitions and Miracles of Jesus Christ.

• Why Can't the Church Ordain Women? A very controversial topic in modern times. The answer lies in an understanding of the relationship between the New Adam and the New Eve.

THE NEW EVE

• Ecclesia, the Cosmic Mother.
• A Celebration of Holy Mother Church.

• The Virginity of Our Lady In Partu (During Childbirth): On the Painless, Miraculous Birth of Our Lord Jesus Christ

• Virgin Most Powerful: Catholic Belief in Mary's Strength. -Updated 5/2000
• Mary, the Bride of God
  * Part 1: Background.
  * Part 2: Church Teaching.
  * Part 3: Mary as "Bride of the Priest".
  * Part 4: Significance of the Image.
  * Songs to Mary, the Bride of God.
• The Mystical Rose.
• The Virtual Shrine to the Mystical Rose.
• Devotion to the Holy Infant Mary. A little-known Catholic devotion which is both rooted in the ancient Christian past and deeply relevant to the problems of the modern world!
• Prayers to the Holy Infant Mary.
• Prayers for the Nativity of Mary.
• Catholic Teachings on Mary: A Defense

• Sanctify the Day.
• Sanctify the Week.
• Sanctify the Months. (includes a section on the Spiritual Significance of Birthstones)
• Sanctify the Year.
• Sanctify Your Entire Life.

• FAQ: Sexuality and the Catholic Church.
• What God Says about Sex in Sacred Scripture.
• The Catechism of the Catholic Church on Human Sexuality (external links)
  * Part I, from the St. Charles Borromeo site or the Christus Rex website.
  * Part II, from the St. Charles Borromeo site or the Christus Rex website.
  
• "Theology of the Body": Pope John Paul II's Radical Teaching on Human Sexuality. (Coming Soon, God willing!)
• The Bridegroom and the Bride.
• Prayers for a Balanced Sexuality.
• Recommended Books, CD's and Tapes on Human Sexuality
• Clean of Heart: Overcoming Sins against Purity, by Rosemarie Scott. An ebook by the webmaster, written to help Catholics gain victory over sins of the flesh. Can be purchased through PayPal.

IS CATHOLICISM PAGAN?

• Is the Blessed Trinity a Pagan Concept?
• Is the Incarnation a Pagan Concept?
• Is The Virgin Birth Pagan?
• Dying Gods?
• Is Marian Devotion Pagan?
• Do Catholics Worship the Sun?
• Are Christmas and Easter Pagan?
• Is Santeria Catholic?
• More to come soon

COLLECTIONS OF PRAYERS

• Beautiful Prayers
• Prayers of Reparation for Blasphemy
• Prayers for the Defeat of Evil
• Prayers for the Faithful Departed
• Prayers for the United States of America

These are (public domain) apologetics-oriented Catholic pamphlets, written by other people, which have made the rounds for a long time offline.

• A Muslim Questions a Bishop
• The Hail Mary of a Protestant
• Religion, an Exact Science
• Ten Reasons Why I Never Wash
• Mary's Dream (A Christmas Tract)

• The Blessed Trinity: an Explanation
• My Statement of Faith
• Mother Church Welcomes You!
• Tribute to Blessed Teresa of Calcutta (Mother Teresa).
• Tribute to John Cardinal O'Connor
• Tribute to Pope John Paul II
• Rules for the Message Board

LINKS PAGES

• Main Links Page.
• Links to Eastern Catholic Pages
• Catholic Add-A-Link Page
• Apparitions of Jesus and Mary.
  
• Marian Art on the Web.
  
• Marian Apologetics Sites on the Web.
  
• Christian Prayers.
• Catholic Teaching on Human Sexuality.
• Resources for Catholic WebSurfers
• Catholic Freebies

• My Bio
• My Testimony:  Part I,   Part II  and   Part III.  Basically the story of my life, if anyone is interested.  Warning: it's very long!
• Poetry.  A sampling of poems I've written.
• You Might be a Gen X Catholic If....

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Last updated on 8 January 2007, the Feast of Blessed Angela of Foligno.

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