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.
8 Considerations on Whether Christ had Acquired, Infused, or Beatific Knowledge
The knowledge of God’s essence, the infused intelligible species, and the acquired phantasms all flow harmoniously within the knowledge of Christ. The efficient cause of humanity’s perfection maintains his human perfection.
The Golden Calf & Our Catholic Mass: 3 Reason Man Cannot Invent the Liturgy
"[Liturgy] cannot spring from imagination, our own creativity - then it would remain just a cry in the dark or mere self affirmation." - Cardinal Ratzinger
In Defense of the Papacy: 9 Reasons True Christians Follow the Pope
"And I will place on his should the key of the house of David; he shall open, and none shall shut; and he shall shut, and none shall open. And I will fasten him like a peg in a sure place, and he will become a throne of honor to his father’s house."
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.
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.
Lust and Our Common Good: 4 Observations by St. Thomas Aquinas
Listers, a portion of St. Thomas Aquinas’ brilliance is attributed to his ability to state that which we all already know but struggle to articulate. The question Is lust a sin? seems absurd, but by asking these questions and answering them in thomistic fullness the Angelic Doctor is able to lead us into profound observations. Similar...
7 Blogs by Traditional Catholic Priests
Listers, we continue to bring you the best Catholic minds and resources on the internet. In response to our original 12 Catholic Blogs Worth Your Time list, we received an outpouring of reader recommendations for other Catholic blogs to be noted and shared. We then released 25 Reader Recommended Catholic Blogs and published a list of the Top 10...
4 of the Most Controversial Lists on St. Peter’s List
Listers, brass is mistaken for gold more easily than clay.1 It is easy to say the heathens and Hitlers of the world need Christ and His Church, but what of the Protestants? Are they saved because they worship Christ or is their Christ more a personalized term than a person? Are we prepared to critique...
4 Biblical Reasons Mary Is The New Ark of the Covenant
An in depth biblical approach to Mary as the "New Ark of the Convenant."
Those Who Start Their Own Church Follow the Voice of Satan: 11 Teachings from St. Cyprian AD 250
"He [Satan] has invented heresies and schisms, whereby he might subvert the faith, might corrupt the truth, might divide the unity."
6 Biblical Reasons Mary Is the “New Eve”
"The knot of Eve's disobedience was loosed by the obedience of Mary." - Bishop Irenaeus. Lyon, France. 2nd Century
