Blog about the Catholic faith
Can Catholics become pastors? In Lutheranism, Catholicism, Eastern Orthodoxy, Oriental Orthodoxy and Anglicanism, pastors are always ordained. In Methodism, pastors may be either licensed or ordained. Pastors are to act like shepherds by caring for the flock, and this care includes teaching. Can...
Do Quakers have religious leaders? Quakers do not have elaborate religious ceremonies and rituals. They regard these as unnecessary; they sometimes call them empty forms. They do not have clergy. Did Quakers believe women’s suffrage? One small Christian denomination played an outsized role in the...
Was the Catholic Counter-Reformation successful? Perhaps the most complete victory for the Counter-Reformation was the restoration of Roman Catholic domination in Poland and in Hussite Bohemia. In Italy, Spain, and the southern Netherlands (the future Belgium), Protestant influence was also largel...
How do you know if a church is right for you? You can often get a good feel for a church by visiting its website. Most churches will provide information about how the church got started, doctrinal beliefs, a statement of faith, plus information about ministries and outreaches. How do you know if...
Where does the Bible say that God is unchanging? God is unchanging in His existence. There has never been a time when God was not. There will never be a time when He will cease to be. Psalm 102:27 says, “But You are the same, And Your years will have no end.” His nature is infinite, never evolving...