A Calvinist friend of mine, with whom I am engaged in ongoing cordial dialogues, raised this issue, and stated that this is what Catholics teach when we assert that God gives power to Mary so that she ...

Without giving it too much thought, we place our confidence in various individuals every day. When I board a plane, I trust that the airline pilot knows how to fly and intends to take me to my desired ...

Why Scripture talks of our entreaties to God as rising like incense. Some prayers find their way back quickly, like sunlight glancing off water. Others seem to drift into the distance and never return ...