It’s an interesting question. How extensive is the Sunday rest? The first place we should look is the official teaching of the church. For the sake of this conversation I’ll go through what I found then expand from there. There are three paragraphs of particular interest in the Catechism of the Catholic Church. “God […]
Author: Thomas Rowell-Bryant
What is a Catholic response to the five solaes?
Introduction To open up the article a bit of context is in order. The five solaes as referred to in the title were five phrases used throughout the reformation as a calling card and a reprimand against the Catholic Church. Essentially, they were meant to capture in five easy to remember phrases the core messages […]
How can we defend the Eucharist?
Introduction When Catholics defend the Eucharist they typically say “Well, Jesus doubled down on John 6 when he further explained himself in other places.” Although, that is an ok defense it hardly answers the totality of the objections. In an attempt to meet the challenge of the objections I have gone […]
Can suicide victims go to Heaven?
Logically the answer should be no. Catholics typically believe that in order to be saved you must die in communion with the church having no unconfessed mortal sin. “ Suicide contradicts the natural inclination of the human being to preserve and perpetuate his life. It is gravely contrary to the just love of self. It […]
Is God present in Hell?
This is a question that is playing off of yesterday’s question of what .Hell is. If you’ll remember I mentioned that God is present in Hell but we are separated relationally. This article is to try to better explain what was originally a sort of off the cuff statement. Well, what do I mean by […]
What is Hell?
The image most Christians have of Hell is derived from a combination some imagery from the bible and The Divine Comedy. However, The bible never gives us a physical description of Hell but rather uses metaphor to describe Hell in terms that we can understand. It is akin to saying that God is a bearded […]
Is the church homophobic?
To begin to answer this question I’d like to turn to exactly what the Church teaches about homosexuality. “Homosexuality refers to relations between men or between women who experience an exclusive or predominant sexual attraction toward persons of the same sex. It has taken a great variety of forms through the centuries and in different […]
How do I fight Satanic Guilt?
What do I mean by Satanic guilt? In simple terms it is a type of disordered guilt that is a disordered contrition. It corrupts the message of Christ and leaves faithful Catholics in a state of desolation. Oftentimes feeling that they cannot possibly meet the standard expected by Christ. The reason I am calling it […]
What if a polygamist converts? What happens with the marriages?
“The matrimonial covenant, by which a man and a woman establish between themselves a partnership of the whole of life, is by its nature ordered toward the good of the spouses and the procreation and education of offspring; this covenant between baptized persons has been raised by Christ the Lord to the dignity of a […]
What is the roadmap as of July 2024?
This is going to be a fairly shorter post. So, as you know Catholic Unraveled officially launched on July 1st 2024. Having thought about it I thought it might be good to give a sort of roadmap of this project along with a clarification of some of the goals. July 2024 […]
First Sorrow: Mary Hears the prophecy of Simeon in the Temple
Second Sorrow: Mary flees with Joseph into Egypt to save Jesus
Third Sorrow: Mary loses Jesus and finds Him again in the Temple
Fourth Sorrow: Mary meets Jesus carrying the cross on the way to Calvary
Fifth Sorrow: Mary is present at the Crucifixion and Death of Jesus
Sixth Sorrow: Mary receives the dead body of Jesus in her arms
Seventh Sorrow: Mary accompanies Jesus to His Burial