The following quotations are from the translation of Tertullian's On Prayer , as translated by Alistair Stewart-Sykes in " Tertulli...

One kind reader sent me an email suggesting that describing prayers to the departed saints as "idolatrous" is a novelty in view of...

Roman Catholic Pope Francis weighed in on the debate over the question of whether Mary is a co-redemptrix ( link to Vatican site ): Christ i...

Pope Francis tweeted: "Let us ask the help of Saint Michael the Archangel to defend us from the snares of the devil." ( source ) ...

I recently did two very different debates: 1. Is the Father Alone Almighty God? David Barron vs. TurretinFan ( link to debate page )( dir...

"I pray that, through the intercession of Mary Immaculate whom he so greatly venerated, the Lord may welcome this faithful pastor of...

To whom should prayers be addressed? They should be addressed to God alone. Augustine (354-430): As for those spirits who are good, and wh...

Doubtless there were a variety of thoughts, but here is one (courtesy of Pastor David King): Lactantius (260-330): But if it appears that th...

There are many great arguments that are presented as to why we should not pray to anyone besides God. One underused argument, however, is t...

Marc Lloyd has kindly provided a nice collection of quotations from the real Francis Turretin on the invocation of dead saints by prayer. ( ...

Apparently this is also old news, but it is reported that chaplains who pray in the Pennsylvania state House of Representatives are forbidde...

Within Roman Catholicism (and within some other churches as well) there are prayers that are made for, through, and to the dead. We, as Ref...

That is to say, is it permitted by the sources of authority of Catholicism for the members of Catholicism to pray to anyone beyond God, Mary...

At Obama's inauguration, Rick Warren gave a prayer. I've heard a few Christians up in arms about the prayer, and they generally foc...

In a previous post ( link ), I had mentioned the fact that Mary never prayed the Rosary. It is a point that I made to help folks recognize ...

Certain of those who engage in Marian devotion, insist that Mary leads them to Christ. Allow me to suggest that Mary's example is bette...