Category: Simple Reasons to Be Catholic

A question many Denominations hate to ask:

Questions keep us from being happy. Catholic answers give us joy. ~ Question 1: “Were there ‘Catholics’ in The Old Testament?” Answer: “Today’s Reading from Dt. 26:16-19 tells us of obedient believers before Jesus: ‘Moses spoke to the people saying: ‘This day The Lord, your God commands you to observe these statutes and decrees.’ Obedient […]

All of every life: Answering The Last Question:

Will we ask ourselves The Last Question in Today’s Post? ~ Question 1: “What choice determines our soul’s eternal fate?” Answer: “Those who choose to obey God are described in Ezekiel 18:21-28. ‘Thus says The Lord God: ‘If the wicked man turns away from all the sins he committed, if he keeps all My statutes […]

May all “believers” get to Heaven.

Catholics see the “Hidden Word” in Mt. 7:7-12. ~ Question 1: “What is the ‘Hidden Word’ in Today’s Catholic Reading: ‘Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you.’?” Answer: “The ‘Hidden Word’ is ‘believe’. Those who do not ‘believe’ in God […]

Forty Days of The First Lent saved a city filled with souls.

Many Catholic souls are saved by our Forty Days of Lent. ~ Question 1: “What do we learn from Jonah 3:1-10?” Answer: “We learn that when Jonah began to warn the people of Nineveh their city was going to be destroyed in 40 days, ‘They proclaimed a fast and all of them, great and small, […]

Words of Moses brings many to Jesus.

In Deuteronomy 18:15 Moses said: “The Lord your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among you, your fellow Israelites.” ~ Question 1: “Did Moses tell a ‘whole assembly’ which people would get into Heaven?” Answer: “In Leviticus 19:1-2, 11-18, ‘The Lord said to Moses, ‘Speak to the whole assembly of […]

What are the devil’s three temptations that Jesus resisted?

In every age, the devil cannot not tempt The Son to disobey The Father. ~ Question 1: “What were the three temptations from the devil to Jesus?” Answer: “The First Temptation: For the 40 days of that First Lent, ‘The Holy Spirit led Jesus into the desert for 40 days to be tempted by the […]

The smartest people have the best priorities.

What do the smartest people on earth want to do? ~ Question 1: “What do the smartest people on earth pray for today?” Answer; “They know that Ash Wednesday reminds us of Psalm 51:3, ‘Be merciful O lord, for we have sinned.’” The smartest people know that we need God’s ‘mercy and compassion to wipe […]

Sirach makes things simple for Catholics.

The Book of Sirach helps Catholics see how to get into Heaven. ~ Question 1: “How does The Book of Sirach let Catholics see how to get our immortal souls into The Eternal Joy of Heaven?” Answer: “Sirach 35:1-12 provides a dozen verses that guide Catholics, beginning with: ‘To keep the law is a great […]

Victims of Protestantism do not see God’s Great Gifts.

Protestantism keeps many from seeing The Power of God. ~ 1: “What Great Gift of God do Victims of Protestantism miss?” Answer: “Their Bibles do not have The Book of Sirach that prepared the world for The Great Gift of Jesus in Sirach 17:20-24; ‘To the penitent, God provides a way back, He encourages those […]

The better we are, the more we obey Jesus.

May all be blessed to love Jesus enough to realize WHERE He left “the keys to The Kingdom of Heaven”. ~ Question 1: “How do we tell if a person is bad or good?” Answer: “Catholics read Sirach 27:4-7 and learn to listen, watch, and think. ‘When a sieve is shaken, the husks appear; so […]