We are an Easter People: 15 Questions on the Resurrection and Ascension
The Resurrection is the greatest of Christ's miracles because all He taught and did is confirmed by it and depends upon it. He promised to rise from the dead and without the fulfillment of that promise we could not believe in Him.
36 of the Most Necessary Questions on Our Lord’s Passion and Death
"We call that day good on which Christ died because by His death He showed His great love for man, and purchased for him every blessing."
SIN: 44 Questions on Sin and its Different Types
"To make a sin mortal, three things are necessary: a grievous matter, sufficient reflection, and full consent of the will."
Catholic Countdown: The Top 20 Lists of 2012
The last year was a great one for SPL and the community of listers. From must-know Latin hymns to short stories all Catholics should read, SPL catalogued the best in Catholic thought.
Is It Not Unjust to Punish Us for the Sins of Adam and Eve? – 25 Questions on Our First Parents
"This sin is called original because it comes down to us from our first parents, and we are brought into the world with its guilt on our soul."
Could the Soul “Evolve” from Inferior Animals? – 16 Questions on Adam and Eve
The Garden of Paradise was a large and beautiful place prepared for man's habitation upon earth. It was supplied with every species of plant and animal and with everything that could contribute to man's happiness.
EUCHARIST: 46 Basic Questions on the Source and Summit of the Catholic Life
When we say the Sacrament which contains the Body and Blood, we mean the Sacrament which is the Body and Blood, for after the Consecration there is no other substance present in the Eucharist.
ANGELS: 18 Questions Ranging from “Are They Happy?” to “Do They Have Bodies?”
Angels could appear by taking bodies to render themselves visible for a time; just as the Holy Ghost took the form of a dove and the devil took the form of a serpent.
21 Questions on Why the Holy Eucharist Was Given to Humanity
The Holy Eucharist remits venial sins by disposing us to perform acts of love and contrition. It preserves us from mortal sin by exciting us to greater fervor and strengthening us against temptation.
Do This in Memory of Me: 7 Questions on the Eucharist and Consecration
Christ gave His priests the power to change bread and wine into His body and blood when He said to the Apostles, "Do this in commemoration of Me."
Transubstantiation: 10 Questions on the Substance of the Holy Eucharist
"Jesus Christ is whole and entire both under the form of bread and under the form of wine."
This Is My Body: 10 Questions to Help Explain the Holy Eucharist
The word Eucharist strictly means pleasing, and this Sacrament is so called because it renders us most pleasing to God by the grace it imparts, and it gives us the best means of thanking Him for all His blessings.
