Faith
Get ready for a love story, your love story
A bad omen
The blood of an 1800 year man didn’t liquefy on December 16th. Something’s amiss. I’m referring to…
Read MoreThe Immaculate Conception explained in an easy way
Does the Immaculate Conception still have you scratching your head?
My recent posts on the subject have generated some good reactions, even if many of my Protestant readers remain dubious.
Here’s an outstanding, and brief, video on the subject by the always entertaining Fr. Mike Schmidt.
I hope you find it helpful in understanding why Catholics believe the way they do.
Read MoreBiblical references to the Immaculate Conception
“Is there a scripture that talks about Mary having been saved from her sin before she was born?”
The quick answer is yes and no, the same answer we’d give if the question were:
“Is there a scripture that talks about the doctrine of the Holy Trinity?”
Yes and no. Although Catholicism and Protestantism are united in their belief in the Holy Trinity, sacred scripture doesn’t directly reference the term, just as it doesn’t directly reference the term “Immaculate Conception” in describing Mary…
Read MoreThe Immaculate Conception of Mary
“The most Blessed Virgin Mary was, from the first moment of her conception, by a singular grace and privilege of almighty God and by virtue of the merits of Jesus Christ, Savior of the human race, preserved immune from all stain of original sin.”
Read MoreThe most beautiful woman in human history is still hated
How could such a beautiful soul be so hated? Scripture gives us a clue in the Book of Genesis:
“I will establish a feud between thee and the woman, between thy offspring and hers; she is to crush thy head, while thou dost lie in wait at her heels” (Gen 3:15).
Read MoreFDR and his fellow presidents talk about God
What do you do when your country is attacked? Turn to God.
I’ll never forget after 9/11 how people flocked back to my church and churches all over this great nation. People just showed up.
We wanted to be together in our time of need.
Presidents are just the same.
On this 75th anniversary of Pearl Harbor, I’d like to share some of the quotes from American presidents on God and religion, with a special emphasis on President Franklin Roosevelt:
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To this blog’s Protestant readers, here is a saint who will melt your heart
Build the church, build the nation
Can Donald Trump fix the culture? No … but he can help by following through on his campaign promise to oppose the scourge of the killing of inconvenient life. He can do it by the judges he appoints, by the way the Executive Branch spends money, and by the pro life legislation he signs.
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