What is God?
God is a spirit infinitely perfect.
Kinkead’s explanation of the Baltimore Catechism · approved historical edition.
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What Would It Mean to ‘Prove’ God Exists?
The Thomistic Institute · Aquinas 101
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The Real Answer to Why God Allows Suffering
Ascension Presents · Fr. Mike Schmitz
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The Catechism in a Year
Ascension · Fr. Mike Schmitz
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What Would It Mean to ‘Prove’ God Exists?
The Thomistic Institute · Aquinas 101 · exact title, publisher and access checked 2026-09-11.
The Real Answer to Why God Allows Suffering
Ascension Presents · Fr. Mike Schmitz · exact title, publisher and access checked 2026-09-11.
The Catechism in a Year
Ascension · Fr. Mike Schmitz · exact title, publisher and access checked 2026-09-11.
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Thomas L. Kinkead; sixth edition; Benziger Brothers, copyright 1891. Printed page 45, question 13.
Michael Augustine, Archbishop of New York; nihil obstat D. J. McMahon; 1891-09-05.
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