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What do Protestants believe about Baptism?
What do Protestants believe about Baptism?
By De Maria
Now, if it were true that Scripture was crystal clear and easy to understand, then they would be able to agree upon the nature of Baptism. But, in fact, Scripture is so unclear about the nature of Baptism, that Protestants have come up with several contradicting teachings on Baptism. And they base all of these teachings upon their own personal twist of the Bible alone.
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The Apostles' Creed - a short Catechism
The Apostles' Creed - a short Catechism
By De Maria
I believe in God, I’m not an atheist. I believe that God exists, that He is good and worthy of my trust and love.
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If you wish to be saved - The Athanasian Creed
If you wish to be saved - The Athanasian Creed
By De Maria
The Athanasian Creed is also known as the “Quicumque vult” because that is how it begins in Latin. It means, “if you wish” or “should anyone want”. Like the Apostles’ Creed and the Nicene Creed, it is another short formula for understanding our faith. The Athanasian Creed is especially good if you want to memorize an explanation for the Holy Trinity.
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The Nicene Creed - The essentials of our faith
The Nicene Creed - The essentials of our faith
By De Maria
Sometimes people will ask, “what are the essentials that we must believe to be Christian?” Luckily, this question was answered by the Catholic Church, centuries ago. We know it as a prayer, known as the Creed. This prayer is the very essence of the saying, “We pray as we believe.” Because it literally declares all which we believe in a simple prayer.
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Finding Light in a Small Room
Finding Light in a Small Room
By Chris Harvey
A devout friend of mine once told me that he tried to go to Confession every two weeks. I blurted back, "What? I try NOT to go to Confession every two weeks!" And there, in one exchange is one of the misunderstandings of Confession.
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God is the same, yesterday, today and tomorrow
God is the same, yesterday, today and tomorrow
By De Maria
In the New Testament, God established one Holy Catholic Church in the Christian religion, through the mediation of Jesus Christ. This religion also has a ministerial priesthood and a common priesthood. An altar and a sacrificial system. Succession of authority through the Bishopric (i.e. High Priest). And, since this religion fulfilled the Jewish religion, it is now the one True Religion in the
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Blessed Josephine Viannini and the Rogue Yak
Blessed Josephine Viannini and the Rogue Yak
By Christy Breedlove
Blessed Josephine Viannini was a late 19th century religious from Italy who was asked by Blessed Louis Tezza to form an order to help care for the sick that were unable to pay for care. Well, as any good servant of God would do, she prayed over it and answered “yes”. She marched off to do her duty and saw her congregation spread to other countries. Her feast day is February 23.
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A Good Enough Christian?
A Good Enough Christian?
By Linda Kracht
This is the type of letter or conversation I hope that every parent has with their soon to be graduating high school son or daughter.
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Visiting Our Lady of Good Success: A Pilgrimage to Heaven
Visiting Our Lady of Good Success: A Pilgrimage to Heaven
By Norman Fulkerson
Pilgrimages are very common for the Catholic faithful, often requiring travel to distant places. On February 2, 2016, I was part of an American contingent that made such a pilgrimage to Quito, Ecuador to venerate the heavenly statue of Our Lady of Good Success.
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Patience: A Waiting Game
Patience: A Waiting Game
By David Torkington
St Catherine of Siena said that patience isn’t so much a virtue as the test of all true virtue. If you haven’t any patience at all its ten to one you haven’t any virtues either that are worth writing home about.
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Artistic Spirituality and the Divine Mercy Message
Artistic Spirituality and the Divine Mercy Message
By Tim Hatch
The Diary of St. Faustina Kowalska is most noted for its childlike simplicity, but also depth, in conveying God's love and mercy for humanity through the numerous visions describing Christ's Divine Mercy and in the intimate conversations between St. Faustina and Christ Himself, which she recounts in her diary.
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How many kinds of Baptist Churches are there?
How many kinds of Baptist Churches are there?
By De Maria
About twenty years ago, my daughter was having a ballet recital at a Baptist Church. They usually practiced at a gym near my house. And I knew where that was. But the only thing I knew about the show location was what my wife had told me, that it was at the Baptist Church near our house.
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Fear and Hell
Fear and Hell
By Linda Kracht
Recently, my husband and I traveled to Poland; we visited Auschwitz I & II. The latter is also known as Auschwitz-Birkenau. Until that trip, I didn’t realize the difference between the Nazi concentration camps and the death camps. The former were slave labor camps where crews of people worked themselves to death hewing out rock, and doing other hard manual labor jobs.
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The Little Miracles
The Little Miracles
By Jonathan Hayes
Have you ever truly reflected on the people you have met in your life? I am not referring so much to your family and close friends, but to those you have merely come into contact with, even if just for a fleeting moment.
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St. John of the Cross Poetry Reflections Part 6 The Living Flame of Love
St. John of the Cross Poetry Reflections Part 6 The Living Flame of Love
By Tim Hatch
The Living Flame of Love contains beautiful imagery that can be used to describe what takes place in Purgatory. St. John of the Cross more explicitly speaks of his experience of the purification of the soul in this poem. Here, the Beatific Vision of God is compared to a "living flame of love."
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A House Divided Against Itself, Can Not Stand
A House Divided Against Itself, Can Not Stand
By De Maria
The number of Protestant denominations, is astounding. Some say more than 20,000. Is this a good thing? Scripture says that we can judge good things by their fruit
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St. John of the Cross Poetry Reflections Part 5 Stanzas Applied Spiritually to Christ and the Soul
St. John of the Cross Poetry Reflections Part 5 Stanzas Applied Spiritually to Christ and the Soul
By Tim Hatch
St. John of the Cross uses the analogy of a shepherd and a shepherd-girl to illustrate. Christ is the shepherd who lives simply "withdrawn from pleasure and contentment."
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