Using the Microsoft search engine in Bing, searching on “Bible pentecost” we find the first reference to Pentecost in the religion of the Living God, in the Old Testament. “Pentecost is found in Old Testament Scripture as a Jewish holiday. Pentecost was a Jewish festival that happened during the Feast of First Fruits. Happening… Continue reading Pentecost
Numbering of the Psalms In Most Catholic Bibles verses the Protestant Bibles with a book review of a Layman’s Guide to Latin Mass Terms by Paul Byrne
An excellent book on terms referring to the Latin Mass and background on the saint’s mentioned in the Latin Mass is “A Layman’s Guide to Latin Mass Terms: an A-Z Guide to Terms Concepts & Biographies of the Saints in the Mass” by Paul Byrne. If you plan to attend the Traditional Latin Mass,… Continue reading Numbering of the Psalms In Most Catholic Bibles verses the Protestant Bibles with a book review of a Layman’s Guide to Latin Mass Terms by Paul Byrne
The Ascension
This coming Thursday is Ascension Thursday. In this Easter season there are 4 big events for Catholics 1) Holy Thursday/Good Friday which was the linking of the first consecration of the Eucharist with the bloody sacrifice of the passion of Christ, the consecration unbloodied remembrance/sacrifice (the same as Calvary but as might be thought… Continue reading The Ascension
Concise Age-appropriate Catechism
As I have discussed in other posts, there are a few good extensive catechisms, the best being The Catechism of the Council of Trent. Easter is the time of year we try to bring people into the catholic church, and a good handle on the faith is required. To start young children up to… Continue reading Concise Age-appropriate Catechism
Book Review of “What Is The Church?”
This is an excellent reference as to the church’s origins in the Jewish religion, and the fact that it is the Catholic religion that is the fulfillment of the Jewish religion, Jesus Christ being the prophesized messiah of the Jewish religion. No other great leader of a religion was predicted in the ancient scriptures… Continue reading Book Review of “What Is The Church?”
Terms Referring to Lenten Customs
As discussed in another blog, Lent is a 40 day season of prayer for practicing Orthodox and Roman Catholics (these 40 days do not include Sunday since, as Roman Catholics believe, that day belongs to Lord for his purposes, since all power on earth and in heaven was given to Him (Matthew 28:18) before… Continue reading Terms Referring to Lenten Customs
Movie Review: His only Son
This was decent movie. It was entertaining and not totally unlike the Bible narrative. But what was not in the movie, and I understand artistic license, was when God communicated with Abraham in the Bible he mostly used angels, He did not come himself to speak to Abraham. When God did communicate directly with… Continue reading Movie Review: His only Son
Easter
Easter celebrates the most significant event in the Catholic religion. Easter is the “punchline” of 1 Peter 3:15 (New International Version, NIV of the Bible), “Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope which you have. But do this with gentleness and respect.”… Continue reading Easter
Anti-Catholicism in America is not New
A book I picked up and have skimmed over is call “The Persistent Prejudice: Anti-Catholicism in America” by Michael Schwartz. This book is one you can see that the anti-Catholic prejudice Josh Hawley was fighting against in the You Tube video I cited last blog is not new. Arguably the biggest recorded lynching… Continue reading Anti-Catholicism in America is not New
A Bishop Martyred Some Time in the Twenty first Century?
The following is why Every Orthodox Follower of the Traditional Catholic Religion and Eventually Everyone Following a Strict Christian Bible Based Philosophy in the United States should be Worried. Cardinal Francis George is famously quoted as saying: I expect to die in bed, my successor will die in prison and his successor will die… Continue reading A Bishop Martyred Some Time in the Twenty first Century?