Shane Schaetzel
Catholic 101
Lesson 1: The Catholic Church Catholics are Christians. In fact, Catholics were the first Christians, tracing the origins of the Catholic...
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Shane Schaetzel
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Confession
Bless me Father, for I have sinned… These words mark the beginning of the confession rite for Roman Catholics, as well as some Anglicans...
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Shane Schaetzel
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The Eucharist
One of the greatest tragedies of the Protestant Reformation is the loss of authentic holy orders in Protestant communities, and as a...
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How Many Catholics Are There?
Christianity is a worldwide religion that can be divided into different groups, and each has its own origin and religious history....
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Different Types of Catholics
The Catholic Church is not a uniformity, but rather a unity. When we say uniformity we mean all things are the same within an...
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Shane Schaetzel
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Christian Statues are not Idols
Living in the Bible Belt of the United States can be a bit amusing at times, especially when some Evangelicals refer to Catholic statues...
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Mary’s Virginity and the Brothers of Jesus
During the last few hundred years, it has become in vogue for some Protestant Christians to not only question the virginity of Mary, but...
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Mary — Conceived without Sin
This is probably the most misunderstood doctrine among non-Catholics. Even some Catholics don’t understand it. To be clear, let’s define...
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Shane Schaetzel
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Why Catholics Don't Worship Mary
Catholics do not worship Mary. In spite of the constant yammering of anti-Catholics who claim that Catholics do worship Mary, the simple...
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Shane Schaetzel
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Why Catholic Bibles have More Books
Catholic Bibles are known to have more books than Protestant Bibles, and there is a very good reason for this. I’ll explain below. First,...
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The Origin of the Bible
All Christians revere the Bible as the written word of God. Few, however, know why that is. In fact, most Christians just assume that to...
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Shane Schaetzel
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The Bible Alone is not Enough
The doctrine (or discipline) of Sola Scriptura is Latin for “Scripture Only” or what many people refer to as the “Bible Alone” doctrine....
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Shane Schaetzel
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The Catholic Church is the Kingdom of Israel
What if I told you that much of Protestant Christianity today is currently in the midst of an identity crisis? I say “much of” because...
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Shane Schaetzel
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The Early Church Was Catholic
One of the arguments put forward by anti-Catholics, often of the Evangelical flavor but not always, is the notion that the Catholic...
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Shane Schaetzel
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The Conversion of Pagans
We all know that Europe was once Pagan. Actually, the whole world was Pagan as recently as 2,000 years ago. At that time, the only...
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Shane Schaetzel
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Does Science Contradict Christianity?
In our modern age (within the last 100 years or so), there has been a deliberate push to pit science against religion and vice-versa....
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Shane Schaetzel
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Part 1: There is a God
When looking for proof for the existence of God, people will usually turn to science and philosophy. The two are very different...
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Shane Schaetzel
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How to Deal with Corruption in the Catholic Church
As Catholics, we’ve been treated to a steady diet of Church corruption, modernist agendas and weak bishops for literally decades now. The...
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Part 2: Jesus Christ is God
In my last essay, There Is A God, I argued that belief in God is not only reasonable and logical but that it’s also totally natural....
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Church Scandals
A whole lot is going on in the Church right now, and the biggest problem Catholics face in today’s world is learning how to deal with...
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