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Selling Satan Michael Warnke AUTHOR: Jon Trott and Mike Hertenstein SOURCE: Cornerstone, vol. 21, iss. 98, pp. 7-9,11-14,16-17,19,30,38 DATE: 1992 TITLE: Selling Satan: The Tragic History of Michael Warnke NOTES:…

Vulgate VULGATE BASIC R.C. BELIEF The Latin translation of the Bible by St. Jerome (5th century). For over 1500 years it was the only authorized text from which a translation…

Suffering SUFFERING BASIC R.C. BELIEF From DEVOTIONS FOR THE HOLY SOULS, Catholic Truth Society of Ireland, Imp. Colmanus a Doneraile, page 20. "The Sacred Heart adddressed the two disciples on…

The Gift A Personal Testimony THE GIFT Father Charles Chiniquy Foreword Father Chiniquy was a famous Catholic priest of Canada, born at Kamouraska, Quebec, on July 20, 1809. He established…

Quarantines QUARANTINES CATHOLIC JOURNALS From THE SIGN, May 1958. "Q: What measure of time is a `quarantine' in connection with an indulgence? A: According to Church Law, an indulgence is…

Sinless Of Mary SINLESSNESS OF MARY BASIC R.C. BELIEF An attribute that some accorded Mary from about the 5th century, but wasn't accepted by a number of theologians. After the…

Te Deum TE DEUM A hymn of praise and thanksgiving sung on solemn occasions.

Temporal Power TEMPORAL POWER The power which the Pope exercises as Sovereign of the State of the Vatican City. Previously, the Pope had temporal power over a large portion of…

Post Vatican II POST VATICAN II I recently read an interesting book by Philip St. Romain, CATHOLIC ANSWERS TO FUNDAMENTALISTS' QUESTIONS, published by Liguori Press with the imprimatur of Edward…

Private Interpretation PRIVATE INTERPRETATION BASIC R.C. BELIEF In Roman Catholic theology, any interpretation not authorized by the Church. They use the example of the Pharisees, who quoted scripture but had…