Category Archives: Theology

My Problem with Neopagan Polemics, The Protestant Origins, and Modern Catholicism’s Complicity

Posted on January 31, 2023 by Agostino

Fun fact I learned yesterday: the Romans used the Yin-Yang symbol 700 years before the Chinese. Oh, and this was recorded in the Notitia Dignitatum around 425 AD, meaning the symbol was first used by actual Roman Catholics! Those pagan … Continue reading →

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The Good Things That Came out of Vatican II

Posted on October 11, 2022 by Agostino

My thinking on Vatican II has evolved since 2008. I may even have warmed up to some of its ideas. Continue reading →

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Anything and Everything about Holy Water

Posted on December 1, 2020 by Agostino

Everything you wanted to know about holy Water but were afraid to ask. And stuff you didn’t know you could ask! Continue reading →

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Modern Rome and the Validity of the “We Baptize Thee” Formula

Posted on August 24, 2020 by Agostino

The case of Fr. Matthew Hood and why I think post-Vatican II Rome is wrong. Continue reading →

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New .PDF: Keeping Your Balance in the Modern Church

Posted on June 4, 2020 by Agostino

A new .pdf, featuring a play-by-play account of what went on at Vatican II! Continue reading →

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NEW CLASS: Working with Our Guardian Angels

Posted on March 2, 2020 by Agostino

Learn who the guardian angels are, who they answer to, what they can and can’t do in your life, along with how to recognize, contact, and consciously form a relationship with yours. Continue reading →

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NoFap, the Magician, and the Confessional

Posted on February 17, 2020 by Agostino

If masturbation were “magical,” then incels would all be rich! Continue reading →

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Do Animals Have an Afterlife?

Posted on January 17, 2020 by Agostino

Others claim to know the answer. I merely admit having some strongly-held opinions. Continue reading →

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Mary’s Name Is a “Word of Power”

Posted on January 1, 2020 by Agostino

Diving into the historical Catholic use of barbarous names and Words of Power as we begin the New Year! Continue reading →

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A Catholic Defense of “Barbarous Names”

Posted on December 28, 2019 by Agostino

What are the Barbarous names, and can a Catholic Magician actually use them? Continue reading →

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