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7. Prayer
H A P P Y B I R T H D A Y.... and many blessings today and every day--MANY YEARS!! Alice P.S. Enjoy your virtual and cyber birthday cake, it is any flavor that you want it to be!!!
9. Town Hall
Jump to new posts Re: Pope speaks about his older brother by Pani Rose @ 15 minutes 40 seconds ago

HOW BEAUTIFUL! Lost today in the lives of so many, are family siblings. May the pains of sufferings of brothers and sisters be healed/forgotten. May they be restored or increased in their love for one another in good times and bad. God bless the
3. Parish Life and Evangelization
Jump to new posts Re: Joint Letter on Catechesis 2005 by Pani Rose @ 31 minutes 52 seconds ago

Fr. Deacon Daniel, I spy a BIRTHDAY CAKE under you name. Happy Birthday! God grant you many years of peace, health, and happiness. I found that looking for something else and thought it was well worth our reading. Something that doesn't need to
7. Prayer
Jump to new posts Re: Selling my house by Porter @ 34 minutes 51 seconds ago

Alice, praying that your house will sell. To give you hope.. It does happen as our older (45) daughter's sold recently after four months on the market. She and her family have now moved into a new home which they were able to finance. Because of
7. Prayer
Jump to new posts Re: Praise Report - Not again Lord - I know by Porter @ 49 minutes 55 seconds ago

Pani Rose, Just now read this and am so sorry to hear of this accident and what has happened. You are both in our prayers this morning. Holy God, Holy Mighty One, Holy Immortal One, have mercy on them and on all of us. Our Father, who art in
2. Faith & Worship
Jump to new posts Re: Both Catholic and Calvinist? by asianpilgrim @ Today at 08:36 AM

Originally Posted By: JBenedict Here's another reading suggested by Apolonio Latar: "There is a sense in which converts will say that they did not abandon Protestantism when they become Catholic. Rather, they became fulfilled, perfected. So t
9. Town Hall
Jump to new posts Re: Vikings and the Russia by Converted Viking @ Today at 08:01 AM

Hello Everyone: I have found a few things on the web about Vladimir I of Kiev who seems to have been a Viking. But I am wondering what role the Vikings as a group had to play. In Christ: Einar See the note below. Vladimir I, 'The Great' Grand Du
8. The Revised Divine Liturgy
Jump to new posts Re: The sociological nonsense behind the new language by Administrator @ Today at 07:55 AM

Originally Posted By: ProskvnetesThose are physical characteristics, a man cannot give birth. Is that really the same as the gifts of the Spirit that Paul was speaking of [in 1 Cor 12]? I was pointing out that the competition that exists between man
9. Town Hall
Thanks for sharing this! Glory to God! There is so much that is ugly, dark, gruesome, maccabre and frightening on television and in the movies... I have no idea why Hollywood wants to impose everything dark and sinful on America, and through it, th
9. Town Hall
Jump to new posts Re-Conversion of the Author of "Basic Instinct" by ebed melech @ Today at 06:49 AM

I thought that this was a very good story. I think he has bought into a bit too much of the media spin on the prevalence of clergy-sexual abuse, but the overall story of his giving his life back to God and his love for the Eucharist is touching. It i
7. Prayer
Jump to new posts Re: Selling my house by ebed melech @ Today at 06:24 AM

Alice, Prayers that you may sell your home! Yes I agree - Saint Joseph will be a great help and yes, I agree, burying him upside down (I think that is the traditional way of doing it) is just downright disrespectful! Don't forget to turn three time
7. Prayer
Jump to new posts Selling my house by Alice @ Today at 04:40 AM

There probably could not be a worse time, (I understand that it is virtually impossible to secure a mortgage from banks these days so there are few buyers out there), but my house is on the market and has been since the end of May. If it is the Lor
9. Town Hall
Jump to new posts Pope speaks about his older brother by Alice @ Today at 04:31 AM

What a blessing the Pope has in his brother, and how poignant and beautiful this is.... Holy Father Speaks of Profound Respect for Older Brother[ Castelgandolfo, Aug 22, 2008 (CNA).- Today Pope Benedict XVI thanked his brother Georg Ratzinger for h
1. Church News
Jump to new posts Re: Pagans attack Christians in India by Elizabeth Maria @ Today at 02:48 AM

Originally Posted By: Serge KeleherA few of them are in India. But it's amazing how the Indian government makes it difficult for clergy who are not Indian citizens to come to India and do any pastoral work. As I remarked on another thread, it's hor
9. Town Hall
Jump to new posts Re: 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer' & the RDL by ZAROVE @ Today at 02:44 AM

Dang, don't be Perfiduous Ung. ( I make hidious references I know)
2. Faith & Worship
Jump to new posts Re: Both Catholic and Calvinist? by antv @ Today at 02:23 AM

Originally Posted By: EdmacWhat is this? Chiesa is a perfectly orthodox and highly informative Catholic website. Edmac No, it is not. it is part of a great Italian information group (L'Espresso) openly atheist, liberal, left-wing, pro-abortion, a
2. Faith & Worship
Jump to new posts Re: Both Catholic and Calvinist? by searching east @ Today at 02:22 AM

My problem with Calvinism is that some of its 5 point Calvinist followers seem to take it to the point where free will is undermined. That even the damned are damned because they were not chosen. That some people are predestined for hell and the cros
9. Town Hall
Jump to new posts Re: Vikings and the Russia by Serge Keleher @ Today at 02:13 AM

I assure you that I do not lack empathy for those learning foreign languages - what prompted that? As for Christianity coming to Russia from the North - doesn't seem utterly likely that this happened in the first millennium. However, there are a fe
1. Church News
Jump to new posts Re: Pagans attack Christians in India by Serge Keleher @ Today at 02:03 AM

A few of them are in India. But it's amazing how the Indian government makes it difficult for clergy who are not Indian citizens to come to India and do any pastoral work. As I remarked on another thread, it's horrific how some alleged Christians a
1. Church News
Jump to new posts Re: Pagans attack Christians in India by carson daniel lauffer @ Today at 01:23 AM

Where are the real Jesuits when we need them? CDL
3. Parish Life and Evangelization
Jump to new posts Re: Joint Letter on Catechesis 2005 by ebed melech @ Today at 12:13 AM

Pani Rose, This is quite interesting - thank you for posting! In ICXC, Fr. Deacon Daniel
2. Faith & Worship
Jump to new posts Re: Both Catholic and Calvinist? by JBenedict @ Today at 12:05 AM

This is a longer version of the previous post.... Francis, can you point out to me where it is defined that one must make a public profession of faith to be a member of the Church and receive Communion? Note that the profession of faith required
1. Church News
Jump to new posts Re: Pagans attack Christians in India by DewiMelkite @ Yesterday at 11:53 PM

We must remember to Pray peace and not to incite intolerance. When I was a child Growing up in the U.K I was always taught how peaceful Hindu teaching is. Seems that this conflict is less religious and more political/economic. Prayers for those suff
2. Faith & Worship
Jump to new posts Re: Both Catholic and Calvinist? by JBenedict @ Yesterday at 11:38 PM

Francis, can you point out to me where it is defined that one must make a profession of faith to be a member of the Church and receive Communion? "So then are you saying baptism is the only thing required? What about confirmation/chrismation? A
5. Scripture and Patristic Writings
Jump to new posts Re: Words from Optina by Slavipodvizhnik @ Yesterday at 11:10 PM

According to tradition, St. Nicholas took part in the First Ecumenical Council in Nicaea, which brought forth a condemnation of the heretic Arius, who denied the Divinity of the Second Person of the Holy Trinity, the Son of God. During the disputes w
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