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The perpetual virginity of Mary — the teaching that Mary remained a virgin before, during, and after the birth of Jesus — is one of the oldest and most consistently held beliefs in Catholic and Orthodox Christianity.
The perpetual virginity of Mary — the teaching that Mary remained a virgin before, during, and after the birth of Jesus — is one of the oldest and most consistently held beliefs in Catholic and Orthodox Christianity.
Faith is integral to human understanding, influencing science and religion by shaping how we interpret reality, from trusting historical records and scientific principles to exploring spiritual beliefs. This article will cover the reasoning for faith in the supernatural.
The true purpose of religion is not ethics but reconciliation — healing the severed relationship between Creator and creature. Only one religion offers God's descent to man rather than man's attempt to ascend to God.
Catholicism is not just one denomination among many, nor is it merely a system of tradition and ritual. It is the original Church founded by Jesus Christ, safeguarded for two thousand years, and offered to the world as the one true path to union with God.
Repentance is the moral and spiritual obligation to make amends for an injustice or sin, repairing the harm done to God, neighbor, and self.
Reparation is the moral obligation to make amends for the harm caused by one's sins. In the context of justice, this means returning stolen goods or compensating someone for physical, financial, or reputational damage (such as slander). Without the sincere intention to make reparation, repentance is incomplete (CCC 2412, 2487).
On a spiritual level, reparation refers to acts of prayer, penance, and devotion offered to God to repair the damage done to our relationship with Him by our own sins or the sins of others. Through grace, Christians can unite their own acts of spiritual reparation and suffering to the perfect and infinite reparation that Jesus Christ offered to the Father on the Cross (CCC 1459, 2148).
May the Lord bless you and keep you.
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