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Profound Humourous Church Signs

Saturday, March 3rd, 2007

Tag:church, humor, humourI received this via email today.
CHURCH CAR PARK - FOR MEMBERS ONLY
Trespassers will be baptized!”
CHURCH SIGN BOARDS:
“No God - No Peace”
“Know God - Know Peace.”
“Free Trip to Heaven.”
“Details Inside!”
“Try our Sundays.”
“They’re better than Dairy Queen’s”.
“Searching for a new look?”
“Have your faith lifted here!”
“People are like tea bags.”
“You have to put them in hot […]

From Gay to Joy

Thursday, March 1st, 2007

Tag:gay, homosexual, lesbianCharlene Cothran had been a lesbian her entire adult life and now has renounced the homosexual lifestyle. Her past mission was to provide news and a social network for lesbians and gays via her publication Venus, that is targeted at black homosexuals.
Her new mission is to serve God by leading souls out of […]

New Catholic College in Michigan

Tuesday, February 27th, 2007

Tag:catholic, college, michiganA new Catholic College is being contemplated for either in Detroit or Lansing. The college has already been named as the College of Saints Peter and Paul. It will be a college that will impart education while being loyal to the Magisterium of the Catholic Church.
It should be open by fall 2008. The […]

Miracle Baby

Tuesday, February 27th, 2007

Tag:baby, miracle, prematureA pre term baby born at 22 weeks gestation has survived and is four months old now. Baby Amilia Taylor has been dubbed the Miracle Baby because she’s the first baby born before 23 weeks gestation to survive.
If she’s a miracle, then it means that God intervened against His laws to keep her […]

Kleptoclerics

Monday, February 26th, 2007

Tag:catholic, pilfering, priestsJust when we thought it was safe to go to church without scandal, a new one strikes. Time Magazine recently published an article on Pilfering Priests.
It’s a very demoralizing piece that details how some priests have siphoned off up to $8,600,000 (that’s right, 8.6 million) in one parish over a 42 year period. […]

One Body of Christ in Our Lifetime?

Tuesday, February 20th, 2007

Tag:anglican, catholic, unityI used to disregard as wishful thinking, the reunification of the schismatic church’s with the Catholic Church. I must confess that I’ll probably be humbled by the Holy Spirit if He has it His way, soon. I used to think that human pride will make the unity Jesus prayed for an impossible dream. […]

Another Nun Focuses on the Poorest of Poor in India

Monday, February 19th, 2007

Tag:india, nun, poorIn the likeness of Mother Theresa of Calcutta comes another nun who has been working with the poorest of the poor in various parts of India for the last 40 years.
Sister Cyril Mooney, of the Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary, will be conferred one of the highest civilian awards by the Indian […]

Defection from Catholicism

Sunday, February 18th, 2007

Tag:catholic, church, defectionThis was news to me, that there is a formal procedure to adhere to, to defect from the Catholic Church.
These are the steps necessary:

the individual decision to leave the Church
the act of leaving the Church
the documentation of that decision by the Church.

Although this may be documented formally, the Church still recognizes the individual’s […]

How to Have Smart Children and Strong Hearts

Saturday, February 17th, 2007

Tag:breastfeeding, children, smartFish can be considered biblical in the sense that it’s probably the most mentioned food after bread in the Bible. We have two recorded miracles involving fish being multiplied for the multitudes. We also have heard of Jesus (a carpenter) advising professional fishermen (Simon Peter et al) where to cast their net for […]

You Are An Illusion

Saturday, February 17th, 2007

Tag:brain, consciousness, lifeImagine if this were true - you are merely an illusion created by 100 billion neurons! How do we prove that we exist? This is the premise of a recent Time Magazine article titled, The Mystery of Consciousness.
This piece was written by a Professor of Psychology at Harvard, Steven Pinker, who I presume […]