Found on p. vii. in [*The Spiritual Man; or, the Spiritual Life Reduced to Its First Principles*](https://archive.org/details/thespiritualman00sainuoft/page/n5/mode/2up) , is the indication that this 384 page book is "VOLUME I"---suggesting, it would seem, that there is at least one additional volume somewhere. In fact, according to [*Post-Reformation Digital Library*](https://www.prdl.org/author_view.php?a_id=4332) , there is one in French published in 1646. QUESTION: Does the associated Volume II of this work exist in English; and if so, where may I find it? Thank you.

According to the [*New Catholic Encyclopedia*](https://www.encyclopedia.com/religion/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/saint-jure-jean-baptiste) : > [Fr. Jean Baptiste] Saint–Jure had immediate success as a writer and exercised a profound influence upon the Christian piety of 17th-century France. His book on the life of the Baron of Renty went through seven editions by 1654, three years after its initial publication. His other published works include a treatise on the knowledge and love of Jesus (1634); meditations on the important truths of the faith, and on the purgative, illuminative, and unitive ways to perfection (1637); a treatise on the means for the main actions of the Christian life (1644); considerations on the crucified Savior (1643); a treatise in two volumes on the spiritual life (1646); meditations on the principal mysteries of Christ's life, also in two volumes (1653); a consideration of Christ's instructions to men (1649); a treatise on faith, hope, and charity (1646); and a treatise on the vows of religious life and the qualities necessary for living the community life of a religious (1658). In particular, I have been searching for all volumes (there are at least two) of Saint-Jure's "The Knowledge and Love of Our Lord Jesus Christ." (in English *preferably*.) So far, all I have been able to find is [*Volume II*](https://archive.org/details/atreatiseonkno02sainuoft) which was published in English in 1875. I would like to locate Volume I, which I am hoping contains Saint-Jure's treatise on the Divine Will and our need to surrender to It. More specifically, it is this treatise which appears in TAN's [*Trustful Surrender to Divine Providence*](https://tanbooks.com/products/books/trustful-surrender-to-divine-providence-the-secret-of-peace-and-happiness/) along with some excerpts on the subject by St. Claude de la Columbiere. As I said before, I don't know if there are additional volumes available in English, but if there are, I would very much like to have online access to them. It seems that Saint-Jure's "The Knowledge and Love of Our Lord Jesus Christ" was continually at the fingertips of St. John Vianney (the Cure of Ars). QUESTION: Where may I find an online (preferably English, but French OK) version of Volume I (and any others that may exist after Volume II) of Fr. Jean Baptiste Saint-Jure's *The Knowledge and Love of Our Lord Jesus Christ?* Internet Archive (or something like it) would be best for my purposes, as I would like to re-typeset at least some parts in English; and so, I am looking for online access to original (19th century or no later than 1929) publications of the volumes in PDF form. Thank you.

Most groups of Christian faiths consider their beliefs and associated ethics are above anything the world can understand. Nevertheless they will condescend from their lofty and glorious faith and submit to rules of conduct created by essentially heathens as far as they know. For example, to some extent the pagan rules might discourage a high level of preachiness or other appearances of rude intolerance, if it is a platform serving as a kind of public square where all ideas are allowed expression. There may be a presumption of equality in them, for the sake of making such a "public square" feasible, *even though* most participants don't see any equality in their faith with other faiths at all. To some extent the American Constitution is a historical example of establishing similar guidelines of legal behavior, allowing religious views with extremely opposing faiths to co-express a common religious freedom of speech. Inside the closed doors of each church, a level of an appearance of intolerance and preachiness is arguably an essential part of their actual belief system. This means presenting the faith in a different way actually misrepresents it to some degree. After all, how could someone present what they believe to be the "very words of God", without at some point thinking that an "authoritative declaration" is the most appropriate means of communicating? So we have a potential dilemma. What is the biblical basis of submitting to the rules of a pagan platform when depositing within the answers the Word of God, where the answer is essentially recorded as a mere opinion that can be voted up/down by pagans as well as Christians? *Note*: I am a contributor to such a platform and I do think there is a biblical basis for doing so. **My question is: what is the basis.** I have not on my own thought of an answer, so far I just assumed that there is one, but find the question personally interesting to raise.

I've come across people who claim piracy to be a theft that breaks one of the Ten Commandments (a sin against God). Yet, I've considered the matter and opined the following. 1) Equal Opportunities: It is a given, taking into consideration poor countries like India also, that not everyone is in a position to earn as much as his fellow brother, be that due to being born in poor circumstances, in the schooling privileges given him, in mental gifts given him, as in intelligence, ability to learn, ability to carry out work. Everyone has differences in this regard. There is also the point of what he can afford given the economic status of his neighbourhood, wealth and health of his families that he must earn for too. 2) Taking note of the above, Unfair Pricing and Class Distinction: It always amazes me when a person who is well above his means wants to force a doctrine of morality on others, in that piracy is a theft. I will just say, let pricing be governed according to class. Let the poor pay one thing, let the middle class pay one thing, and let the rich pay thrice the amount for his every need than the poor. And let's see if the "fairness" of the hearts of the rich is willing to still cope with such. 3) Is piracy immoral: The Bible does mention that anything that is kept away from you unfairly, you have the right to take it. What I think of that, I will not say, but I mentioned it as it might be related to this. What does the Church think about the morality of piracy?

In the Wikipedia page about Jubilee, an anonymous writer added the following text : > "Jesus declared a Yovel by referencing Isaiah in 27 A.D., i.e. the 1666 year of entry into Canaan and the 34th 49 year Yovel Cycle according to the present day Samaritan Calendar." I would like to know whether this claim has any evidence, so that I know whether to keep it in that page or remove it.

The talk given by Ven. Fulton Sheen in the following link pertains to the laity: - [**Confirmation** - Venerable Bishop Fulton J. Sheen (YouTube video)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Gm3X1vJNZU) It begins as follows: “... The greatest untapped reservoir of spiritual power is to be found in the Christian laity.” I would like to obtain a transcript of the audio, which is entitled *Confirmation*. QUESTION: Does anyone know if a transcript of this audio is available online? I have been able to locate other transcripts of Ven. Sheen, but not this one. Thank you.

In light of the current media trend of reporting and resorting to fake news and gossiping, and some netizens are somehow careless in becoming an instruments to spread it. Some social media users already have a habit of not making a diligent effort to verify the truthfulness of the news, and a lot of people who post on comments even link the fake news and worst posted it on their channels, clearly either unaware or intentionally to malign the character of a person. The subject of fake news usually is a recipient of character assassination and maligning one's dignity. The common habits in social media is sharing or posting "Fake News" and gossiping "Fake News" both action will end up damaging the subject's/person's character. **Has the Catholic Church particularly cited or considered sharing "Fake News" and gossiping "Fake News" as a griveous/mortal offense to God commandments especially if this common thing/actions in the mainstream & social media becomes habitual?**

The sites Got Questions and Creation Ministries International and Answers in Genesis don't really tell which churches/denominations its writers are part of. The only thing that's obvious is they're Protestants. I always wondered who their posters are. Presbyterians? Southern Baptists? Missouri Synod Lutherans?

Are there any Catholic audiobook websites like librivox , where christian volunteers from all over the world can read a catholic book, and upload the audiobook to share with all other christians? -------------------- "LibriVox volunteers read and record chapters of books in the public domain, and make them available for free on the Internet... All recordings... and are also donated into the public domain. We record books in all languages. You do not need any prior experience to volunteer for LibriVox, nor do you need to audition or send us samples. All you need is your voice, some free software, your computer, and maybe an inexpensive microphone."

## Question in Short ## In the Internet era, how does the Magisterium help both the faithful and the non-Catholic public to discern the authentic voice of the Catholic faith tradition? -------------- ## Background ## ### Before the Internet ### In the pre-Internet days much less information was available to the general public because of the inherent "filters" in place: - book / journals / magazine / newspaper channels need access to printing presses - radio and TV channels need to acquire frequency license from the local government - recorded audio and video tapes require a large capital to produce them - schools, conferences, seminars, etc. require "live" teachers / professors Teaching authorities like the Catholic Church Magisterium then could approve or censor either the material or the teacher through means such as [Imprimatur](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imprimatur) , [Index of Prohibited books](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Index_Librorum_Prohibitorum) , [Permission to teach](http://www.womenpriests.org/teaching/orsy4_4b.asp) which the public can then use to discern whether the views imparted through the teaching material or the person themselves represent accurately the view of the Catholic Church. ### Internet Era ### But now at the end of 2020, about 30 years into the Information Age, the general public can very easily find the **above 4 categories of teaching medium** just by Googling, either using a keyboard or by speaking to a virtual assistant ! Even traditional publishers also make available an alternate digital format through: - eBooks, PDFs, and Websites instead of printed materials - podcast, live streaming, Internet radio / TV, etc. - YouTube, Vimeo, Apple/Amazon/Google music/video, etc. - online courses/seminars/conferences, both recorded and live In addition, there are new interactive medium that never existed before: - social media - collaborative editing: wikipedia, stackexchange, reddit, etc. - forums - blogs - comments on traditional media such as book reviews, news articles, etc. ### Very informal history of how the Magisterium worked for 2,000 years ### To a layman the Magisterium seems to **spur into action by *reacting*** when there is a "clear and present danger" to the apostolic tradition that She has the duty to defend. Examples: - **In the pre-Constantine era**: since it is already quite hard to survive, each bishop quashed each heresy as it became serious, sometimes meeting with other bishops in a church council for a more serious heresy - **In Late Antique & Early Middle Ages**: more polished apologetics and more learned church scholars at a bishop's disposal to meet the challenge, such as [John Scottus Eriugena](https://christianity.stackexchange.com/a/76127/10672) - **In High Middle Ages**: Very established institutions and an "army" of theologians like St. Thomas Aquinas ready to spend years to deal with heresies, but the mode is still reactionary. - **Renaissance and Reformation**: the new printing press is used by both sides to produce propaganda pamphlets like today's Twitter war, followed by the usual church council like Trent - **Modern Pre-Internet**: (*described above*) - **Internet era**: this is my question: **does the Magisterium has a new way to preserve the integrity of the tradition**? -------------- ## Complete Question Statement ## The main problem of the Internet era today is that there is too much information, sometimes conflicting, forcing the reader to discern which information / person is more "Catholic" than the other. The problem is clearly different in nature than the pre-Internet modern era described above. Therefore, another way to state the question: **What is the Magisterium's 1) general strategy and 2) general character (i.e. is it still reactionary?) to deal with the Information Age in fulfilling Her duty to protect the faithful and the general public from misinformation of the Catholic Faith?** The questions below are sample concerns that should be addressed by the general strategy: 1. While waiting for an encyclical / church document to address an issue, is there a hierarchy of teachers that we can use for guidance? 1. [These speakers](https://catholicspeakers.com/profiles) are authorized by a particular diocese. When there is a gray area or where there are many answers about a topic like deutero-canon books, which one to choose? For example, this seems to be one of the best answers out there: [15 Myths, Mistakes, and Mispresentations about the Deuterocanon](https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1202/2816/files/15-Myths-ebook.pdf) by [Gary Michuta](https://catholicspeakers.com/profiles/gary-michuta) , one of those speakers. **Is it safe to quote (at least in Wiki / C.SE) that's his ebook is the Catholic position for now**? 2. Some websites is more faithful than others, like the [Catholic Answers](https://www.catholic.com/) website, having their answers sometimes stamped with Nihil Obstat. 6. Some professing Catholic and well-published Thomist professor like [Ed Feser](http://www.edwardfeser.com/about.html) is self-disciplined to disclose when his opinion is at variance with the Magisterium. Otherwise, is he to be trusted? 3. How do bishops issue Nihil Obstat today? Is it still being done and applied to the new media? 4. Some Catholic apologists are more quoted by others. 5. Some Catholic books have prefaces by bishops, implying the book is safe to represent a Catholic position. 6. Does the Vatican / a Diocese still issue teaching license?

According to the new Style Guide of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints , mormon should not be used to refer to the Church or its members, which mormon.org (which is owned by the Church) does in multiple places. Not only that, but the President Nelson has stated that this change is doctrinally important . So, when is mormon.org going to be updated to reflect this?

What I mean is a site or file that is designed to be copied on the computer. I.e, no headers, no footnotes, all chapters of a book on one page, preferably with options like verse-per-line and different versions (esv, kjv, etc.). If this doesn't exist, someone should definitely make it. I frequently copy large portions, sometimes entire books, of the bible for study projects. The best I've found is biblestudytools.com, which is almost perfect except I can't get rid of headers and there's only 1 chapter per page.

Are there any (free) surveys or questionnaires that I can use to determine which Christian denomination I am most like? _I have been a Christian for many years and have preferred to read the Bible and commentaries in order to determine what I believe is right (rather than just following the teachings of one particular denomination). With this being the case, I have not really followed one Christian denomination over another._

Where can one find a complete version of all the Church fathers online or digital? This is probably not a regular Christianity.SE question, since it is more of an external reference query. I am more specific looking for Eusebius, and if it can have the verse quotations indexed, even better. (So you could search for Rom 10:17 etc.)

I mean I'd like to think so...and people communicate on this site about Christianity, but I was wondering if a virtual gathering counted as well. The verse I'm referring to is Matthew 18:20 : > 20 For where two or three gather in my name, there am I with them.”

For example, suppose a forum member asked, "What is the meaning of the phrase 'this mystery...which is Christ in you, the hope of glory' in Col. 1:27? (You can replace this with any scripture, the point being that the forum member is asking for the interpretation of scripture, or a phrase therein.) Is a Catholic layperson (laity) permitted to answer such a question, and therefore interpret scripture? If so, what guidelines must he/she follow when interpreting scripture (i.e., answering a question asking for the interpretation of a scripture, or a phrase therein)? **Primary reason for the question**: I get the impression that the interpretation of scripture is reserved for the magisterium. If so, wouldn't that also prohibit or restrict the laity from interpreting scripture on blogs, forums, and websites?

Are there any rules or laws (of the Code of Canon Law) that a Catholic must adhere to if he/she operates a blog or website in which he may teach or write about the Catholic faith?

Can Catholics receive any of the sacraments via Skype?