Religion
“Master, I want to see”
Charles Anne was dying.
The 23 year old seminarian suffered advanced pulmonary Tuberculosis in an era before antibiotics were discovered. In fact, Tuberculosis was not curable until 1946 when the antibiotic Streptomycin was invented.
On the night he was convinced he was about to die, he did something very specific that saved his life.
Sister Louise of St. Germain suffered from stomach ulcers from 1913 to 1916. She was abruptly cured when she did the exact same thing Charles Anne did.
Gabrielle Trimusi of Parma, Italy, suffered from a different malady: arthritis of the knee and Tubercular lesions on the vertebrae. She was abruptly healed through the same course of treatment as the two mentioned above…
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What does it mean to pray TO the saints?
You can’t beat a lively discussion between a Southern Baptist and a Roman Catholic!
A Quiner’s Diner reader, who is a Southern Baptist, asked for clarification: “Hello friend, it is I, your SB [Southern Baptist] follower. Having read the above, I’m sorry to say I still don’t understand the whole thing w/ prayer to those resting in Christ. I know it is written that the saints and angels gather and bring prayers to the Father, but I don’t find any place where it is said the prayers were to be TO the saints or the angels.”
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“Would you pray for me?”
Have you ever asked someone to do that for you? Most of us have at some point in our lives. Why would we do that? Why not just pray directly to God ourselves?
I broach this topic because of a thoughtful response I received from a faithful Quiner’s Diner reader. She’s a Southern Baptist. I’m a Roman Catholic. Catholicism believes in the veracity and power of intercessory prayers.
My Southern Baptist reader wrote:
“I certainly have no problem with anyone going at Christianity as they see fit. I just cant get past the fundamentals. I haven’t read anything in The Bible about praying to anyone but The Father.”
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Let’s keep the state out of the Church
St. Mother Teresa of Calcutta, pray for us, especially for the preborn
Wikileaks confirms Blessed Fulton Sheen’s worst fears
That explains it!
A profile in courage
Tim Kaine disrespects his own Church in highly visible and damaging ways for the sake of political expediency. His sell-out of the Catholic Church has taken him far. He is poised to become Vice President of the United States if polling results maintain their current trajectory.
On the other hand, Mike Pence has guts…
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