Was Saint Joseph a virgin? Jerome, Thomas Aquinas, and the widower hypothesis
Was Saint Joseph a virgin? Jerome and Thomas Aquinas answer yes, against the hypothesis of the widower with children. The sources, the…
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Did Mary take a vow of virginity? The question of Lk 1:34 and the theologians’ answer
Did Mary take a vow of virginity? Tradition answers yes, but it is divided about when and in what form. Lk 1:34, Thomas Aquinas, and the…
Does every human being have a guardian angel? The answer of tradition and of Saint Thomas
Does every human being have a guardian angel? Yes: the majority tradition and Saint Thomas extend this guardianship to every man, baptized or not.
Who can perform an exorcism in the Catholic Church? The rule of canon 1172 and of the ritual
Who can perform an exorcism in the Catholic Church? Only a priest with special and express permission from the local Ordinary, under canon 1172.
Who Are the Brothers of Jesus in the Bible? The Three Explanations and the Sources
Who are the brothers of Jesus in the Bible? James, Joseph, Simon, and Judas. Three explanations have contended over the text since the fourth…
Can the Devil Read Our Thoughts? The Answer of Catholic Theology
Can the devil read our thoughts? No - only God reads the heart. But angelic intelligence guesses, and that is what is frightening.
Mary Mediatrix of All Graces: what the title means and what the sources say
Mary Mediatrix of All Graces: what the title affirms, since when it has existed, and why it continues to be debated. The sources.
Saint Joseph patron of the universal Church: the 1870 decree and what it declared
Saint Joseph patron of the universal Church: proclaimed on December 8, 1870 by Pius IX, in the decree Quemadmodum Deus. The sources.
What Is Satan in the Bible? From the Accuser in the Book of Job to the Proper Name
What is satan in the Bible? Not a name, but an office: śāṭān means accuser. The path from Job to Revelation.
Do Angels Know the Future? What the Sources Say About Angelic Knowledge
Do angels know the future? They see the outcome of everything, but Mt 24:36 denies them the final day. The sources compared.
Do Angels Have Free Will? What the Fourth Lateran Council Defined
Angels have free will: the Fourth Lateran Council (1215) defined that the demons were created good and became evil by themselves.
What Is the Difference between Demonic Possession and Obsession?
Possession is dominion over the body with the blocking of the faculties; obsession is external harassment that leaves freedom intact. The…
The Hierarchy of the Angels according to the Bible: What Is Certain and What Is Systematization
The Bible names seraphim, cherubim, thrones, and powers, but it does not organize nine choirs: that list is a later systematization. Here is…
Why Is Mary Called the New Eve?
The answer arises from Gen 3:15, from the Annunciation, and from the second-century Fathers: Justin, Irenaeus, and Ephrem explain why Mary is…