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
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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?
The Paradox of Why We Love and Worship God
We worship and Love God for His limitations. All Good, limitation – cannot do evil to anyone (Psalms 145:9, Palms 144:9 in the Douay-Rheims Catholic Bible. Remember evil is commonly defined as lack or “absence of good” as can be seen in the Wikipedia entry on Evil). All-just, limitation – He cannot be unfair… Continue reading The Paradox of Why We Love and Worship God
Suggested Introductory Book on Islam from a Catholic Perspective
A book giving a good introduction to the Muslim religion from a catholic perspective entitled “Mohammedanism” by Louis Gardet is the 143rd volume of the 20th Century Encyclopedia Of Catholicism. In my humble opinion (IMHO), It gave a good introduction to Islam or Muslimism. It answered the question I was interested in which was… Continue reading Suggested Introductory Book on Islam from a Catholic Perspective
Books that Are Written which cover the Subjects of the movies mentioned in the last blog
Full disclosure: I have only skimmed most of these books, but I am offering them as reference for those who want more in-depth information on the subjects presented in the movies and one I have on order (the book on Constantine). Of the books I’ve looked at in my collection these seem to offer interesting… Continue reading Books that Are Written which cover the Subjects of the movies mentioned in the last blog
