Is it okay for Christians to celebrate days like Halloween or Christmas, which aren’t specifically commanded in the Bible? Some Christian groups claim that it’s not. For instance, 119 Ministries, a ...

If the trailer is to be believed, Napoleon, the upcoming movie from Ridley Scott and starring Joaquin Phoenix, will be the story of a bad boy and his bad girl. Rather than the leader of a motorcycle ...

The earliest Protestant Reformers all subscribed to some form of perspicuity. Martin Luther, for example, declared, “The meaning of Scripture is, in and of itself, so certain, accessible and clear ...

Lately, we’ve had many occasions to think about the sin of scandal. Whether certain high-profile Catholics and members of the hierarchy have truly been guilty of scandal or whether the media have just ...

The Church has long set aside the entire month of May to honor Mary. According to this article, one reason was because in ancient Greece (remember, the Church went to Greece in its earliest apostolic ...

The seven gifts of the Holy Spirit are: Wisdom: helps us judge what is important, meaningful, purposeful, etc. Understanding: to know something is different fr ...

Discernment of Spirits.—All moral conduct may be summed up in the rule: avoid evil and do good. In the language of Christian asceticism, spirits, in the broad sense, is the term applied to certain ...

Catholic Answers is pleased to provide this unabridged entry from the original Catholic Encyclopedia, published between 1907 and 1912. It is a valuable resource for subjects related to theology, ...

Hours, CANONICAL—I. IDEA.—By canonical hour is understood all the fixed portion of the Divine Office which the Church appoints to be recited at the different hours. The term was borrowed from the ...

The best way to grow deeper in your understanding of the Catholic faith? Asking questions! Our Q&A articles are a simple way to learn the truth of Catholicism.

If you’ve been an American Catholic, or even just followed Catholic news, for the last several decades, you might have the impression that Catholic priests in America have gotten a lot more orthodox, ...

Catholic Answers is pleased to provide this unabridged entry from the original Catholic Encyclopedia, published between 1907 and 1912. It is a valuable resource for subjects related to theology, ...