Talking about God and the world.
Christ taught us to love our neighbor. Well here is another example of how the simple act of obeying laws we deem “fluid” based on location, car, mood, etc. can become a day-to-day expression of that love simply because you care enough to be considerate of the person or persons you may never see otherwise. […]
Read More This anti-speeding ad from New Zealand will haunt you | News.com.auI was looking over some blog post suggestions from Zemanta and came across the blog post linked below. This is a highly anti-Catholic blog and what they certainly got right is the unity of the authors in their anti-Catholicism. This type of unity against the Church is one, that for me, is a simple […]
Read More Beggars All: Ex Opere Operato baptismal regeneration is not Biblical!Today, for the first time in my life, I really felt the heartache resulting from bigotry cause by irrational hatred based clearly on ignorance. What the hell is he talking about you ask? Well, I was told – and made clear – by a close family member that they “completely and totally renounce anything […]
Read More The target of anti-Catholic bigotryIn 2010 journalist Matt Baglio brought to the consciousness of modern American Catholics and secular persons the true story of Father Gary Thomas: the making of an exorcist. The sober and unapologetic chronicling quickly grabbed the attention of the masses spawning a second edition and now a major motion picture complete with all the fixings, trappings and […]
Read More The Opening Credits Sum Up the 2011 Film Adaptation of The Rite – “Suggested by Matt Baglio”“You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.” — Saint Peter on the Person on Christ, Matthew 16:16 Saints Peter and Paul are the founders of the Diocese of Rome. One was the Prince of the Apostles and the first Bishop of Rome, known as the office of the Papcy today, and the […]
Read More Solemnity of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, Mass during the DayOne of the most effective ways of refuting the Protestant (particularly Calvinist) heresy of Eternal Security (aka Once Saved Always Saved) is to point out some examples of individuals in Scripture who at one point in their life were saved but then lost their salvation through grave sin (whether they repented or not is outside […]
Read More One of the most effective ways of refuting the Protestant heresy Eternal SecuritySupernaturally, we are all one. We are made one body in Christ, because we are nourished by one flesh. As Christ is indivisible, we are all one in him. – St. Cyril of Alexandria St. Cyril is one of the most important and outspoken Church Fathers. It was at the Council of Ephesus (mid-400s), in which he […]
Read More Optional Memorial of St. Cyril of Alexandria, bishop and doctorJesus, I Trust in You: Solemnity of the Nativity of Saint John the Baptist Mass During the Day trustinjesus: There was a man sent from God whose name was John. He came to bear witness to the light, to prepare an upright people for the Lord. — Entrance Antiphon, cf. John 1:6-7; Luke 1:17 Today […]
Read More Jesus, I Trust in You: Solemnity of the Nativity of Saint John the Baptist Mass During the DayThere was a man sent from God whose name was John. He came to bear witness to the light, to prepare an upright people for the Lord. — Entrance Antiphon, cf. John 1:6-7; Luke 1:17 Today the Church celebrates the nativity of Saint John the Baptist, the last of the Old Testament prophets (and patron […]
Read More Solemnity of the Nativity of Saint John the Baptist Mass During the Daythelyricsofmyworld: Dare You To MoveSwitchfootThe Beautiful Letdown This is fairly deep. And it certainly applies to bearing witness to one’s faith in Christ. Life in Him exposes the darkness to the light of Truth. Thus there is often fallout. Life in Him is not “worldly.” Thus you face resistance. When a man or woman carries […]
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