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Every year the Church celebrates the Redemption wrought by Jesus Christ, beginning on Sunday, the Lord's day, the day of the week that takes the name of the Risen Lord, until it culminates in the great solemnity in the annual Easter. However, it is all the mysteries of the life of Christ that...
Scandinavia is wonderful - they have a registered religion called Copyism (Swedish spelling is kopimism) - in which the central act of worship is file sharing. I believe the religion was started as something of a joke. Somebody applied for registration and because it met all the criteria for...
If there be any Catholic member lurking in Christianity Haven then come forth Lazarus from thy sleep! Respond to this post so we can celebrate your resurrection! :)
Art can teach deep truths. One image - the one shown above - teaches us about burdens too weighty to carry.
I'll tell you a story. It is from many decades ago. It is about a teenager who first encountered Jesus in a Kingdom Hall. He heard a public talk from one of the people there. It was not...
At the last judgement the most terrifying (and the most wonderful) thing that happens is that the truth is spoken. Jesus said "Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy. Nothing is covered up that will not be revealed, or hidden that will not be known. Therefore whatever you have...
Where are you going, Lord?
Asked as a rebuke it would be a blasphemy.
Asked as a plea to follow it is a humble prayer of the heart.
Quo Vadis Domine
Simon Peter said to him, "Lord, where are you going?" Jesus responded: "Where I am going, you are not able to follow me now. But you shall...
Holy, Holy, Holy Lord God of hosts.
Heaven and earth are full of your glory.
Hosanna in the highest.
Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.
Hosanna in the highest.
In the mass as a part of the liturgy of the Eucharist the congregation and priest say the words shown above.
For me...
Hymn
Light’s glittering morn bedecks the sky,
Heav’n thunders forth its victor cry:
The glad earth shouts her triumph high,
And groaning hell makes wild reply.
While he, the King of sovereign might,
Treads down death’s strength in death’s despite,
And trampling hell by victor’s right,
Brings...
Hymn
O Christ, the heavens’ eternal King,
Creator, unto thee we sing,
With God the Father ever One,
Co-equal, co-eternal Son.
Thy hand, when first the world began,
Made in thine own pure image man,
And linked to fleshly form of earth
A living soul of heavenly birth.
And when the envious crafty...
Pride and prejudice go hand in hand. Pride in one's own achievements or in one's station in life and prejudice about others and their lack of apparent achievements or lowly station in life.
Theology can create the twin faults of pride and prejudice.
Pride about one's achievements and one's...
How long is Donald Trump going be president? I've seen at least ten presidents of the USA myself. How can you deal with Trump and get so serious about that, when the man isn't even gonna be there when you get yourself sorted out?
What does it mean in practice for a person to believe in God? The answer is to adhere to God himself, entrusting yourself to God and assenting to all that God reveals because God is Truth.
Do you also think it means to believe in one God in three Persons, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit? I do.
How does man respond to God who reveals himself? Enabled by divine grace, we respond to God with obedience and faith, which means full surrender of ourselves to God and acceptance of the truth revealed by God because God is Truth itself.
Bob Dylan's song. I like it. What do you think.
https://vimeo.com/61070918
They ask me how I feel
And if my love is real
And how I know I'll make it through
And they, they look at me and frown
They'd like to drive me from this town
They don't want me around
'Cause I believe in you
They...
In the Bible, the word “call” is used most often to refer to God's initiative to bring people to Christ and to participate in his redemptive work in the world. This sense of calling is especially prominent in the letters of Paul, whether or not the word “call” is actually used.
Romans 1:6...
Australian natives have the oldest continuous culture in the world. Their history stretches back 40,000 to 60,000 years. That's about ten time more ancient than ancient Egypt. It is a history worth hearing and seeing. Here is a video about them and their very ancient culture...
To anticipate possible misunderstandings the third commandment is (according to Catholic numbering) this:
Observe the day of the Sabbath, so that you may sanctify it, just as the Lord your God has instructed you. For six days, you shall labour and do all your work. The seventh is the day of the...