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Traditional Latin Mass
The Baltimore Catechism
The Baltimore Catechism
The Traditional Latin Mass, also called the Tridentine Mass, the usus antiquor, and the Extraordinary Form of the Roman Rite, is the same Mass that was offered on the altars of the Latin Church from the earliest days of the Roman See, the time of St Gregory the Great, and put in its present form by Pope St Pius V in 1570 (Quo Primum)
The Baltimore Catechism
The Baltimore Catechism
The Baltimore Catechism
Catholic catechetics have been in a dismal state since the era following Vatican II, and while the Church has issued its most recent Catechism of the Catholic Church, still, Catholics generally don't know their faith, not even the basics. The Baltimore Catechism was used to educate countless Catholic school pupils in the basics, and stil
Catholic catechetics have been in a dismal state since the era following Vatican II, and while the Church has issued its most recent Catechism of the Catholic Church, still, Catholics generally don't know their faith, not even the basics. The Baltimore Catechism was used to educate countless Catholic school pupils in the basics, and still holds value today. Many homeschooling families use it as their primary catechetical resource,
Catholic Common Sense
The Baltimore Catechism
Catholic Common Sense
Check out Catholic Common Sense, a forum which I presently moderate. This is very much a "free-speech zone" where pretty much anything goes as long as it's kept in the bounds of orthodoxy and Christian charity. Take a look and consider coming on board as a participant.
WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE TRULY CATHOLIC?
Cardinal Newman on venial sin
"[The Catholic Church] holds that it were better for sun and moon to drop from heaven, for the earth to fail, and for all the many millions who are upon it to die of starvation in extremest agony, as far as temporal affliction goes, than that one soul, I will not say, should be lost, but should commit one single venial sin, should tell one willful untruth [, though it harmed no one,] or steal one poor farthing without excuse." - John Henry, Cardinal Newman
Contraception: still a sin, still grave matter
The widespread disobedience of, and even worse, dissent from accompanied by that same disobedience, the constant traditional teaching of the Catholic Church on the intrinsic evil of artificial birth control, is one of the worst problems in the Church today. The vast majority of Catholics do not give it a second thought, and just follow the lead of the larger society, which on this issue is tragically wrong. The use of contraception is intrinsically grave matter which, if accompanied by full knowledge and full consent of the will, is a mortal sin which means the loss of God for all eternity. This is one time when the married faithful, and those considering marriage, simply have to take up their cross and follow Our Lord. Your salvation depends upon it. Read Humanae vitae and learn the truth.
Traditional Catholic Spirituality
There is no shortage of resources for the traditional prayer and devotional life of the Church, which includes the Most Holy Rosary, the Brown Scapular, Eucharistic Adoration, and so much more.