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

        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 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

         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

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?

        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

      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

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

The Passions of Joan of Arc         A 1928 black and white film silent film starring Renee Falconetti. According to reviewers on Amazon purported to be one of the best films of the era – 5 star review.  In my view, good because according to the introduction to the movie based on the actual transcripts… Continue reading Informative and Inspirational Movies for Catholics During Lent

        Non-Catholics possibly hear the term lent thrown around a lot by their Catholic friends and acquaintances. It is a time of penance. Penance is normally what Catholics call the satisfaction, usually judged by the priest, which you must perform as a condition of having your sins forgiven (John 20:23)Your sins are absolved during the… Continue reading Lent