A much more popular theory in the early church (including Jerome and Augustine) was that it meant something like “supersubstantial” — or spiritual — and referred to the bread of the Eucharist. This is still one of the preferred interpretations in the Catholic and Eastern Orthodox churches. ...
In the 8th century, the Catholic Church declared November 1 as a day to remember honorable Catholics who had passed away. It was commonly called “All Hallows’ Day,” and the night before (October 31) became known asAllhallowe’en. Somewhere along the way, as a mix of European settlers ...
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition 42 Be ashamed of repeating what you hear, and of betraying secrets.Then you will show proper shame, and will find favor with everyone. Of the following things do not be ashamed, and do not sin to save face:2 Do not be ashamed of the law ...
Even Lea, so strongly opposed to the Catholic Church, admitted: “Had Catharism become dominant, or even had it been allowed to exist on equal terms, its influence could not have failed to become disastrous.” Whatever else might be said about Catharism, it was certainly not the same as mo...
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ROME (CNS) — Celebrating the birth of Jesus, Christians should remember that he is present in each person who is sick, homeless, frail, neglected or needs help, said the head of the Ukrainian Catholic Church. ‘Those who disregard the poor scorn their creator. To wrong such persons is to...
various translations of the Bible exploded onto the scene. The Catholic church used the Vulgate to officially lock in the Catholic canon, stating that each book in the canon was “entire with all their parts, as they have been used to be read in the Catholic Church, and as they are conta...
relationships is rubbish. Not only are children definitely interested, society openly encourages it, and teaches about relationships from the cradle upwards. If anyone has a problem with this, please be my guest to dump all your fairy tale books, your Disney DVDs, and your Bibles and Qur’ans...
When God “rested on the seventh day from all his work which He had done (Genesis 2:2), He was modeling for humanity His intention for a weekly day of rest. Clearly, He did this for the sake of Adam and Eve (and for us), because God Himself does not tire or need to rest, as...
But we also have a responsibility to confirm in our Bibles what these people are telling us – as the Bereans did in the Bible! And remember, Jesus was referring to ‘the day of the Lord’, which is His 2ndcoming – coming backto earthto judge the non-believers – not the rapture wh...