The Narrow Gate Blog
Reflections about faith, life, struggles, and our hope for our ultimate home, Heaven. But the only way through, is via the Narrow Gate.
Parousia News – October 2022
3,000 Turn out for the Be Not Afraid Tour! Above: Deacon Harold, Charbel Raish & Tim Staples in Sydney We just finished our second Australian Speaking tour of 2022 and wow, what an impact! We named this tour "Be Not Afraid: Re-Awakening the Church". We could not...
What Does the Church Say about Freemasonry?
This article first appeared at: catholic.com.Question:What is the Catholic Church's official position on Freemasonry? Are Catholics free to become Freemasons?Answer:Freemasonry is incompatible with the Catholic faith. Freemasonry teaches a naturalistic...
Our Lady’s Heart Aflame at Lepanto
This article first appeared at: catholic.com.The victory at Lepanto is the most important naval contest in human history, and the battle that saved the Christian WestThe year 1571 is not well known to Americans. October 7, the Feast of Our Lady of the...
If the Bible Doesn’t Say It, Can You Do It?
This article first appeared at: catholic.com.Whenever we’re talking about whether it’s appropriate to ask the saints to intercede for us, an objection that’s inevitably made is, “The Bible never instructs us to pray to the saints, or make our request known...
Parousia News – September 2022
Holy Land Pilgrimage Above: 33 pilgrims came together to join Tim and Fr Terry Staples outside the Church of the Annunciation. I just got back from the Holy Land with Tim Staples and, I have to say, it was one of the most moving experiences in my life. To be able to...
The Sanctity of Marriage
This article first appeared at: stpaulcenter.com.Our civilization is crumbling from within, and one of the reasons is no-fault divorce. Many celebrities seem to mock marriage, with multiple extravagant weddings, tabloid-reported affairs and public court...
A Mother’s Guide to Confession
This article first appeared at: stpaulcenter.com. Baptism takes care of original sin and all actual sin committed up to that point. But what about sins committed after Baptism? Saint John admonishes us to deal forthrightly with our sin: “If we say we...
Is Belief In God Irrational?
This article first appeared at: catholic.com. Atheists claim that religious faith requires no rational thought. But it's atheism itself whose claims require no thinking. Imagine you’re at a public gathering of religious believers—say, a pro-life event or...
Dying to Live: The Evidence for Life After Death
This article first appeared at: catholicweekly.com.au. Life after death? The problem is quite simple: we don’t think about it enough. The new book Dying to Live – Reflections on life after death, by Fr John Flader, explores what we can know – and what is...
Parousia News – August 2022
USA Tour a Real Blessing! Above: One of the major highlights was Charbel being interviewed by Matt Fradd Earlier this month, I returned from a fifteen day tour of the United States of America. It was such a blessed trip that included meetings, connections, and events...
The Assumption of Mary in History
This article first appeared at: catholic.com. The doctrine of the Assumption of Mary began with a historical event to which Scripture alludes and that been believed in the Church for 2,000 years. It was passed down in the oral tradition of the Church and...
Three Secrets to Sexual Healing
This article first appeared at: chastity.org I’ve always said that it’s possible to start over, regardless of the past. But what does that mean? It’s one thing to decide to start over, but it’s another thing to figure out what to do with the effects of the...