"Not By Faith Alone"

06/07/2026

Hell is the lowest and deepest place in the world,

(1542-1621), the patron saint of catechists and Doctor of the Church, wrote his at the order of Pope Clement VIII. Bellarmine explains the most important points of Catholic doctrine, including the Apostles’ Creed, the Our Father, the Ten Commandments, and the sacraments. Many popes have prai...

06/07/2026

Imagine that someone worked very hard earning enough money to pay off all the debts of everyone in the city. He then puts the money in a bank to be given to everyone who would simply come and request some money. Now while he certainly could pay off everyone’s debts, many remain in debt because they refuse to go to the bank and request the money due to their pride, laziness, or some other reason.

(1542-1621), the patron saint of catechists and Doctor of the Church, wrote his at the order of Pope Clement VIII. Bellarmine explains the most important points of Catholic doctrine, including the Apostles’ Creed, the Our Father, the Ten Commandments, and the sacraments. Many popes have prai...

06/07/2026

It is important to know that charity is demonstrated more by deeds than by words and more by suffering than by deeds.

(1542-1621), the patron saint of catechists and Doctor of the Church, wrote his at the order of Pope Clement VIII. Bellarmine explains the most important points of Catholic doctrine, including the Apostles’ Creed, the Our Father, the Ten Commandments, and the sacraments. Many popes have prai...

06/07/2026

He wanted to teach us by His example the virtues of patience, humility, obedience, and charity. These are the four virtues signified by the four ends of the cross,

(1542-1621), the patron saint of catechists and Doctor of the Church, wrote his at the order of Pope Clement VIII. Bellarmine explains the most important points of Catholic doctrine, including the Apostles’ Creed, the Our Father, the Ten Commandments, and the sacraments. Many popes have prai...

06/07/2026

It is not only men who bow at His name, but also the angels of heaven and the demons of hell bow.

(1542-1621), the patron saint of catechists and Doctor of the Church, wrote his at the order of Pope Clement VIII. Bellarmine explains the most important points of Catholic doctrine, including the Apostles’ Creed, the Our Father, the Ten Commandments, and the sacraments. Many popes have prai...

06/07/2026

when you imagine God, you must say to yourself, this image is not God, because God is infinitely better.

06/07/2026

You must not imagine that God is like a corporeal thing, however great and beautiful it may be. Instead, you must think that God is a spiritual being that always was and will always be.

(1542-1621), the patron saint of catechists and Doctor of the Church, wrote his at the order of Pope Clement VIII. Bellarmine explains the most important points of Catholic doctrine, including the Apostles’ Creed, the Our Father, the Ten Commandments, and the sacraments. Many popes have prai...

06/07/2026

The passing from the left shoulder to the right, and not from the right shoulder to the left, signifies that by our Savior’s Passion, we are transferred from sin to grace, from transitory things to eternal things, and from death to life.

(1542-1621), the patron saint of catechists and Doctor of the Church, wrote his at the order of Pope Clement VIII. Bellarmine explains the most important points of Catholic doctrine, including the Apostles’ Creed, the Our Father, the Ten Commandments, and the sacraments. Many popes have prai...

06/01/2026

"our sin made us God’s enemies."

"In the name of the Lord, I urge and highly recommend that when you teach Christian doctrine you use this little book, written by Cardinal Bellarmine at the order of Pope Clement VIII." -Pope Benedict XIV. St. Robert Bellarmine (1542-1621) was a Jesuit theologian, Archbishop of Capua, and spirit...

05/31/2026

"love, which is the life of the soul"

"In the name of the Lord, I urge and highly recommend that when you teach Christian doctrine you use this little book, written by Cardinal Bellarmine at the order of Pope Clement VIII." -Pope Benedict XIV. St. Robert Bellarmine (1542-1621) was a Jesuit theologian, Archbishop of Capua, and spirit...