Comments on The Scholasticum: Bogus Miracles

Here is another article which shows that western c...

2006-11-21T11:28:00.000-05:00

Here is another article which shows that western culture has completely lost its ability to discern spirits:

Devout Christians flocking to French church after sightings of Jesus

Dear Patrick,Such kinds of "miracles" are the work...

2006-11-13T06:10:00.000-05:00

Dear Patrick,

Such kinds of "miracles" are the works of what are termed Charismatic gifts of grace, of the kind known as graces freely given (gratiae gratis datae): These are NOT signs of the holiness of the individual who works the miracle, but are, if they are true miracles worked in the matter I have discussed in the article above (above the possibility of nature) AND signify that

I'd be interested to hear what you make of the ab...

2006-11-12T21:42:00.000-05:00

I'd be interested to hear what you make of the abundant miracle reports coming from charismatic and pentecostal Christian communities, e.g. healings, speaking in tongues, prophetic words and visions, etc.

My own view is that one should probably disbelieve such reports, and at any rate, should be skeptical of them. I say this because (1) such communities have proved remarkably

Q. Does the doubt of the validity of a particular ...

2006-11-11T18:05:00.000-05:00

Q. Does the doubt of the validity of a particular act of canonization of a person after Vatican II require necessarily that one hold that the pope who canonized that person was not the true Pope?

A: The question of the validity of a canonization does not involve per se the denial of the legitimacy of the Roman Pontiff, nor the indefectibility of the Church, because by canonizing an