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Ceiling painting of Christ and his apostles

“The Church should sell its assets to help…

Many, many people repeat this litany: “The Church should sell all its art and property. Then, The Church...

Ceiling painting of Christ and his apostles

Those in schism pay The Church a profound…

Those who criticize The Church rarely say anything bad about the basic teachings. Instead, their arguments are focused...

Ceiling painting of Christ and his apostles

Weekly Reading, Sunday, June 2, 2013

Reading 1 Genesis 14:18-20 In those days, Melchizedek, king of Salem, brought out bread and wine, and being...

Ceiling painting of Christ and his apostles

Today it is easier, smarter, and safer to believe…

Today, the 30th of May, The Roman Catholic Church’s Scripture Readings include this passage from Sirach: Reading 1...

Ceiling painting of Christ and his apostles

How child molesters got into The Church.

Old sins cast long shadows. Bella Dodd was the 3rd or 4th ranking person in the U.S. Communist...

Ceiling painting of Christ and his apostles

Phonograph records are an analogy.

Each phonograph record had a tiny groove that spiraled around and around, from the beginning of the record...

Ceiling painting of Christ and his apostles

Lapsed Catholics prefer vanity to obedience.

America’s ten million lapsed Catholics have a handful of reasons for having left The Church. They boil down...

Ceiling painting of Christ and his apostles

A new take on “All are redeemed by…

Those who are mired in Conventional Reality are ecstatic. “Pope Francis has said that atheists are ‘redeemed!’”, they...

Ceiling painting of Christ and his apostles

Weekly Reading, Sunday, May 26, 2013

Reading 1 Prv 8:22-31 Thus says the wisdom of God: “The LORD possessed me, the beginning of His...

Ceiling painting of Christ and his apostles

A new reason to be a practicing Catholic?

A new reason to be a practicing Catholic? A simple question we should consider very carefully: Does John,...