The night Trump saved Christmas! Thank you Philosopher! ~ A brilliant animated video! ~ Wishing you and your family a very Happy Christmas and a peaceful & healthy New Year! ~ Warmest regards, Credo!
No doubt, if one needs to choose between the two. G.K. Chesterton and Hillaire Belloc addressed the problems of both by proposing "Distributism" as an alternative to resolve them. If our current Church leaders and political entities were not so infected by Marxist errors, they would at least give "Distributism" some thought.
Daughter of Hamas Founder converts to Christianity
The daughter of the founder of Hamas converts to Christianity Juman Al Qawasmi is the daughter of one of the founders of the Hamas terrorist group and the ex-wife of one of its leaders. Juman grew up being taught that her loyalty lay with the Hamas cause. She was taught to see Jews and Christians as enemies and as a religious threat. "I was born and raised in Qatar. My father is one of the founders of Hamas. My parents encouraged us to hate Israel, Jews, Christians, even everyone who didn't belong to Hamas. We had to kill them, because that's what the Quran says." In 2007, Hamas took control of Gaza. Until then, Jews and Palestinians had lived in relative peace, but during that time she witnessed acts of violence, even against Palestinians, as the group consolidated its power. "Between 2002 and 2012, I lived in Gaza and saw what Hamas was doing when they took power. They said they came to bring equality for all and fulfill their promises, and none of that happened." These experiences …More
Juman said, she didn't know any Christians, nor had ever met one, yet, Christ appeared to her in a dream and told her He was God and loved her. As the Church teaches there is no salvation outside the Church, but for those who sincerely seek Him with a pure heart, He will make a way for them to find Him.
Norwegian bishop Erik Varden spoke to 'Communio' magazine on November 19 about personal experiences. Key quotes from this wonderful interview – including wishful thinking. - I am not convinced by the sociological data on religion, which suggests that religious indifference is on the rise. - I have the utmost respect for the Pew Research Centre, but I must say that, purely empirically, the statement does not correspond with my own observations. - The trend is clear and growing steadily: young people long for substance. I see them faithfully attending well-prepared and carefully designed Eucharists. - What I am witnessing is a new search for meaning, for criteria, for community, for truth. - In Scandinavia, secularisation has now come to an end. Quite simply because there is actually nothing left to secularise. - The fact that human beings somehow carry a desire for the limitless within themselves is also evident in a very secular discourse, most recently in transhumanism. - When confronted …More
just noting that the sinodal church song is not advocating for a synodal church, it is showing how wrong it is. It is in Spanish with English subtitles, listen past 2 minutes and the young man makes a good case for everything wrong with the synodal church
On Thursday evening, Cardinal Gerhard Müller gave a wide-ranging interview to EWTN.com. Main points: - I heard from some bishops that Catholics who do not want the newer form of the liturgy can either remain at home or go to the Lefebvrians [FSSPX]. - A plurality in the liturgy does not split the Church, the 'blessing' of homosexual couples does. It relativises the sacrament of marriage, which is a revealed truth. - The Church Fathers acknowledged that there was some truth in philosophy, but never in pagan Greek or Roman religions. They never accepted the old religions. - Different religions have different understandings of peace, liberty, and the dignity of the person. We cannot mix them. We are not fratelli tutti (all brothers). - It goes against the Catholic faith that women could receive the Sacrament of Holy Orders in a certain time. Only men can become bishops, priests or deacons. - Transgender is absolutely impossible. It contradicts Revelation. God created man and woman, male …More
youtube.com/watch?v=_OZ7uEnXhlU Apart from the legend created by horror novelists, the real man Vlad Dracula is considered a Christian hero who saved his people in Romania from the Islamic Ottoman onslaught!
… Nota bene: this analysis is from a retired Diocean bishop. Bishop Eleganti is not a Sedevecantist or SSPX. He is a bishop with full canonical faculties and in good standing with the Vatican. Interestingly, he comes to the same conclusions that Archbiship Lefevbre did!
Aquinas’ scholastic technique seeks the resolution of differences, whereas polemics thrive on amplifying them. The scholastic quaestio (Latin for “question”), a timeless method – at once ancient and unexpectedly modern – suited to unraveling the most elusive riddles. This precise intellectual technique – the dialectical art of structured questioning, disputation, and synthesis – has roots extending across millennia, from the bustling agora of ancient Athens to the cloistered halls of medieval Christendom. Long before monks debated the Trinity by candlelight, the Greeks were already sharpening the blade of inquiry beneath the azure expanse of the sunlit sky. Socrates, the philosophical gadfly of Athens, honed the art of relentless, maieutic questioning. Wending his way through the city streets and marketplaces, he provoked his fellow citizens to reexamine what they thought they knew, unmasking contradictions and compelling the mind to confront its own shadows. Through Plato’s dialogues …More
@Jeffrey Ade If the third option is that Bethlehem is ruled by a Catholic State, in theory I would agree, but that option at this time is neither realistic or practical.
I really appreciated Charlie comparing the questioner to the climate hoaxers. Insane Left= "all the worlds evils are due to climate change. Insane Right ="All the worlds evils are due to Jews." Satan wants us insane. Insane Left or Insane Right, makes no difference to him.