Father Benedict Groeschel, a Franciscan priest who holds a Ph.D. in psychology from Columbia University, was the man the Archdiocese of New York called on to investigate cases of apparent possession that landed on its desk in the '70s and '80s. In "American Exorcism," he describes his expe...
Cobus totally fails or deliberately does not want to realise that Jesus Christ took on the sin of all mankind upon Himself and God turned away from Him for a short time when he was on the cross. This act alone was more painful than anything anyone experienced in the history of this world...
Even if "Virgin of the Rocks" did hang opposite the "Mona Lisa," it's 6.5 feet (1.99 meters) tall, too tall for Sophie to see over as described. The painting's ornate wooden frame is also too heavy for an average person to lift unassisted. Sophie's removal of the painting from the...
They also stressed their Christian faith and dedication to Jesus.The only thing that caused some discomfort was later that night over dinner. The men were heavy drinkers, and they were not with their wives but instead with their young, attractive assistants. After they were blind drunk, they ...
Heavy boxes were dragged over us, and everything was taken. Just then a dreadful-looking man tried to reach us from the back of the cart with his sword, missing by an inch. I thought he would come to the front and continue his attack, but he did not. I had seen Mr. Goforth ...
bodyThe smell of your blood breathingAnd its taste in the sea in the south shining my feetTill it seemed as if they were made of dewAnd pearls of huge beautyWhilst your mouse-like breath wasThe hand upon my clockAnd one each breath I came nearerTo my silly and shining endWhile the ...
“He’s with Jesus now.” I tried not to roll my eyes in respect for the Man of God who stood before me in the very room my father drew his last breath. He came to our home to bless it and the soul that may still linger there. Not for Jesus and the Devil, but for me not ...
6Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.7And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. ...
When Joseph, who the Bible describes as a just man, discovered Mary was pregnant, He had in mind to divorce her quietly. Unless the angel Gabriel had intervened, Joseph would have continued to believe Mary had been unfaithful to him, and his “just” response was divorce. Even Jesus, when...
Furthermore, religion in its own right can serve as a repository and center of spirituality, such as Ignatian spirituality nurtured by the Society of Jesus (the Jesuits n.d.), mysticism as practiced in Sufi Islam (Cook2015), or the exercise of Buddhist meditation techniques (Amihai and Kozhe...