5 - The Sacraments After Vatican II — What Changed and Why It Matters Steve John 12/27/22 5 - The Sacraments After Vatican II — What Changed and Why It Matters Steve John 12/27/22 5.5. What about the other sacraments? Were they also changed? Read More 5 - The Sacraments After Vatican II — What Changed and Why It Matters Steve John 12/14/22 5 - The Sacraments After Vatican II — What Changed and Why It Matters Steve John 12/14/22 5.18. Isn’t marriage still valid in the Novus Ordo since both parties consent? Read More 5 - The Sacraments After Vatican II — What Changed and Why It Matters Steve John 12/13/22 5 - The Sacraments After Vatican II — What Changed and Why It Matters Steve John 12/13/22 5.19. Isn’t an annulment just the Church declaring that a valid marriage never existed? Read More Steve John 8/27/22 Steve John 8/27/22 6.4. What about confession, marriage, and raising children in the faith? Read More 8 - Objections, Clarifications, and Theological Challenges Steve John 4/4/21 8 - Objections, Clarifications, and Theological Challenges Steve John 4/4/21 8.84. Isn’t it okay to marry a non-Catholic if we respect each other’s beliefs? Faith is a personal thing—I don’t need to force anyone to convert. Read More 8 - Objections, Clarifications, and Theological Challenges Steve John 3/25/21 8 - Objections, Clarifications, and Theological Challenges Steve John 3/25/21 8.94. Most Catholics today use contraception. Doesn’t that show the Church’s teaching is outdated—or at least open to personal conscience? Read More 8 - Objections, Clarifications, and Theological Challenges Steve John 3/24/21 8 - Objections, Clarifications, and Theological Challenges Steve John 3/24/21 8.95. What’s wrong with IVF? Isn’t God pro-life and happy when couples have children? Vatican II Catholics seem to support it. Read More 8 - Objections, Clarifications, and Theological Challenges Steve John 3/23/21 8 - Objections, Clarifications, and Theological Challenges Steve John 3/23/21 8.96. We're not like those traditional Catholics with 7+ kids. Two is enough. God understands—raising kids is costly, and we want to enjoy life too. Read More 8 - Objections, Clarifications, and Theological Challenges Steve John 3/11/21 8 - Objections, Clarifications, and Theological Challenges Steve John 3/11/21 8.109. My girlfriend is a kind Buddhist. We may marry, but I don’t want to force her to convert—it feels wrong and would upset her parents. Isn’t that fair and loving? Read More Steve John 3/11/21 Steve John 3/11/21 8.109.1. I'm seeing a Muslim man and it's serious. I plan to stay Catholic and he’ll remain Muslim. I don’t see a problem — didn’t Vatican II say all religions lead to God anyway? Read More Steve John 3/10/21 Steve John 3/10/21 8.109.2. What virtues should I seek in a spouse to form a holy, truly Catholic marriage? Read More 8 - Objections, Clarifications, and Theological Challenges Steve John 1/20/21 8 - Objections, Clarifications, and Theological Challenges Steve John 1/20/21 8.158. Didn’t Pope Francis say not to obsess over abortion, gay marriage, and contraception? Shouldn’t the Church focus more on mercy and inclusion instead? Read More Steve John 1/12/21 Steve John 1/12/21 8.166. Didn’t Paul VI heroically defend Catholic teaching in Humanae Vitae against contraception? Why is that controversial? Read More Steve John 12/12/20 Steve John 12/12/20 8.197. Why do traditional Catholics reject annulments granted by the Novus Ordo “church”? Read More Steve John 12/9/20 Steve John 12/9/20 8.200. Why are traditional weddings not held on Sundays or Holy Days? Read More Steve John 12/5/20 Steve John 12/5/20 8.203. Why is headship of the husband emphasized in traditional Catholic teaching but avoided in modern parishes? Read More Steve John 12/4/20 Steve John 12/4/20 8.204. Why do Traditional Catholics reject gender ideology, feminism, and egalitarianism as incompatible with the faith? Read More Steve John 10/19/20 Steve John 10/19/20 8.250. Is there a contradiction between Vatican II’s teaching on marriage and family (Gaudium et Spes) and traditional Catholic doctrine (Casti Connubii, Council of Trent)? Read More Steve John 9/12/20 Steve John 9/12/20 8.288. Is there a contradiction between the post-Vatican II change in marriage annulment standards and the traditional Catholic doctrine on the indissolubility of marriage? Read More Steve John 9/1/20 Steve John 9/1/20 8.299. Is there a contradiction between the post‑Vatican II redefinition of Marriage & annulment standards and the traditional Catholic doctrine on the indissolubility of marriage? Read More
5 - The Sacraments After Vatican II — What Changed and Why It Matters Steve John 12/27/22 5 - The Sacraments After Vatican II — What Changed and Why It Matters Steve John 12/27/22 5.5. What about the other sacraments? Were they also changed? Read More
5 - The Sacraments After Vatican II — What Changed and Why It Matters Steve John 12/14/22 5 - The Sacraments After Vatican II — What Changed and Why It Matters Steve John 12/14/22 5.18. Isn’t marriage still valid in the Novus Ordo since both parties consent? Read More
5 - The Sacraments After Vatican II — What Changed and Why It Matters Steve John 12/13/22 5 - The Sacraments After Vatican II — What Changed and Why It Matters Steve John 12/13/22 5.19. Isn’t an annulment just the Church declaring that a valid marriage never existed? Read More
Steve John 8/27/22 Steve John 8/27/22 6.4. What about confession, marriage, and raising children in the faith? Read More
8 - Objections, Clarifications, and Theological Challenges Steve John 4/4/21 8 - Objections, Clarifications, and Theological Challenges Steve John 4/4/21 8.84. Isn’t it okay to marry a non-Catholic if we respect each other’s beliefs? Faith is a personal thing—I don’t need to force anyone to convert. Read More
8 - Objections, Clarifications, and Theological Challenges Steve John 3/25/21 8 - Objections, Clarifications, and Theological Challenges Steve John 3/25/21 8.94. Most Catholics today use contraception. Doesn’t that show the Church’s teaching is outdated—or at least open to personal conscience? Read More
8 - Objections, Clarifications, and Theological Challenges Steve John 3/24/21 8 - Objections, Clarifications, and Theological Challenges Steve John 3/24/21 8.95. What’s wrong with IVF? Isn’t God pro-life and happy when couples have children? Vatican II Catholics seem to support it. Read More
8 - Objections, Clarifications, and Theological Challenges Steve John 3/23/21 8 - Objections, Clarifications, and Theological Challenges Steve John 3/23/21 8.96. We're not like those traditional Catholics with 7+ kids. Two is enough. God understands—raising kids is costly, and we want to enjoy life too. Read More
8 - Objections, Clarifications, and Theological Challenges Steve John 3/11/21 8 - Objections, Clarifications, and Theological Challenges Steve John 3/11/21 8.109. My girlfriend is a kind Buddhist. We may marry, but I don’t want to force her to convert—it feels wrong and would upset her parents. Isn’t that fair and loving? Read More
Steve John 3/11/21 Steve John 3/11/21 8.109.1. I'm seeing a Muslim man and it's serious. I plan to stay Catholic and he’ll remain Muslim. I don’t see a problem — didn’t Vatican II say all religions lead to God anyway? Read More
Steve John 3/10/21 Steve John 3/10/21 8.109.2. What virtues should I seek in a spouse to form a holy, truly Catholic marriage? Read More
8 - Objections, Clarifications, and Theological Challenges Steve John 1/20/21 8 - Objections, Clarifications, and Theological Challenges Steve John 1/20/21 8.158. Didn’t Pope Francis say not to obsess over abortion, gay marriage, and contraception? Shouldn’t the Church focus more on mercy and inclusion instead? Read More
Steve John 1/12/21 Steve John 1/12/21 8.166. Didn’t Paul VI heroically defend Catholic teaching in Humanae Vitae against contraception? Why is that controversial? Read More
Steve John 12/12/20 Steve John 12/12/20 8.197. Why do traditional Catholics reject annulments granted by the Novus Ordo “church”? Read More
Steve John 12/9/20 Steve John 12/9/20 8.200. Why are traditional weddings not held on Sundays or Holy Days? Read More
Steve John 12/5/20 Steve John 12/5/20 8.203. Why is headship of the husband emphasized in traditional Catholic teaching but avoided in modern parishes? Read More
Steve John 12/4/20 Steve John 12/4/20 8.204. Why do Traditional Catholics reject gender ideology, feminism, and egalitarianism as incompatible with the faith? Read More
Steve John 10/19/20 Steve John 10/19/20 8.250. Is there a contradiction between Vatican II’s teaching on marriage and family (Gaudium et Spes) and traditional Catholic doctrine (Casti Connubii, Council of Trent)? Read More
Steve John 9/12/20 Steve John 9/12/20 8.288. Is there a contradiction between the post-Vatican II change in marriage annulment standards and the traditional Catholic doctrine on the indissolubility of marriage? Read More
Steve John 9/1/20 Steve John 9/1/20 8.299. Is there a contradiction between the post‑Vatican II redefinition of Marriage & annulment standards and the traditional Catholic doctrine on the indissolubility of marriage? Read More