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Archive for the 'Catholic Faith' Category

Proof of God

Saturday, September 8th, 2007

Tag:faith, God, india, kalam, scienceAn atheist professor of philosophy speaks to his class on the problem science has with God, The Almighty.
He asks one of his new students to stand and…..
Prof:  So you believe in God?
Student:  Absolutely, sir.
Prof:  Is God good?
Student: Sure.
Prof: Is God all-powerful?
Student: Yes.
Prof: My brother died of cancer even though he prayed […]

Humility and Exaltation

Sunday, September 2nd, 2007

Tag:bruno, exaltation, humility, parable, party, seating, segni, tableInvited to a wedding feast, the Lord looked round and noticed how all were choosing the first and most honorable places, each person wanting to take precedence over the others and to be raised above them.
He then told them this parable, which even taken literally is most useful […]

Passport to Heaven - Love of God

Monday, August 27th, 2007

Tag:God, heaven, kingdom, loveGod cries out that the kingdom of heaven is for sale. The glorious bliss of this kingdom surpasses the power of mortal eye to see, mortal ear to hear, mortal heart to conceive.
If anyone asks the price that must be paid, the answer is: The One who wishes to bestow a kingdom […]

Don’t give up

Friday, August 24th, 2007

Tag:bamboo, dejected, dejection, God, problemsI received this email of a beautiful lesson on trials and tribulations. Author is unknown. 
One day I decided to quit…
I quit my job, my relationship, my spirituality… I wanted to quit my life. I went to the woods to have one last talk with God.
“God”, I asked, “Can you give me […]

Miraculous Staircase

Saturday, August 4th, 2007

Tag:No TagsThe City of Santa Fé, in New Mexico, USA is the location of an alleged miracle.
A mystery of over 130 years and attracting around 250,000 visitors every year. Point of attention : Loretto Chapel.
What makes this chapel different from all others is that the subject of the supposed miracle that took place in it […]

Mary & Martha

Sunday, July 22nd, 2007

Tag:bruno, jesus, martha, Mary, segniEverything our Saviour did was full of sacred teaching. In every situation his actions were meant to point beyond themselves. For example, his outward actions in the hillside village of Bethany are repeated every day in his holy church.
Daily the Lord Jesus enters in, not thinking frequent visits beneath his dignity. […]

Who is my neighbor?

Sunday, July 15th, 2007

Tag:bible, good samaritan, jesus christ, neighbor, neighbour, origen, parable, storyTo interpret the parable of the Good Samaritan, one of the elders used to say that the man going down from Jerusalem to Jericho was Adam. He said Jerusalem was paradise, Jericho was the world, and the brig¬ands were enemy powers. The priest was the law, […]

Medugorje Apparitions

Saturday, June 16th, 2007

Tag:apparitions, catholic, Mary, medugorje, mother, pilgrimage, virginIt’s been more than 2 decades since the apparent initial apparitions of our Lady at Medugorje. Yet after twenty years there is still no official verdict from the Magisterium of the Catholic Church. On this feast day of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, I wish to post this excerpt […]

Feast of the Sacred Heat of Jesus

Thursday, June 14th, 2007

Tag:feast, heart, jesus, margaret mary alacoque, sacredVatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Saint Marguerite Marie Alacoque or Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque (22 July 1647-17 October 1690) was a French Catholic nun and mystic, who originated the Catholic devotion of the Sacred Heart in its modern form. She was born at L’hautecour, a village in the diocese […]

Fruitful faith

Wednesday, June 6th, 2007

Tag:christian, faith, heaven, hell, poemI received this poem in mail that has a significant lesson.
I knelt to pray but not for long,
I had too much to do.
I had to hurry and get to work
For bills would soon be due.
So I knelt and said a hurried prayer,
And […]