How the Blessed Mother Can Answer All Those Prayers
by Dr. Dennis Bonnette
Filed under Religion
Skeptics have long objected to Catholicism on grounds that it is obvious that the Blessed Virgin Mary, if real, could not possibly hear and answer all those hundreds of millions of prayers addressed to her personally every day by faithful Catholics and many other Christians. Given that we can barely concentrate on but a single question at a time, this objection seems, on its face, impossible to answer rationally. This element of Catholic belief seems simply absurd. Still, there exist several possible explanations as to how this central element of Catholic spiritual practice can be true. These explanations may also... Read More
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