The majority of the Iglesia’s members are ex-Catholics. The Philippines is the only dominantly Catholic nation in the Far East, with 84 percent of its population belonging to the Church. Since this is its largest potential source of converts, Iglesia relies on anti-Catholic scare tactics as...
In the interview Card. Roche said something that caught my attention. Do you read anything contradictory in this? Emphases mine. For very good reasons, the Church, through conciliar legislation, decided to move away from what had become an overly elaborate form of celebrating the Mass. When I...
Whereas the catechism is the book containing the doctrines of Christ and His Church, catechesis is the education of Catholics. Pope John Paul II summarized catechesis as, "an education in the faith of children, young people and adults which includes especially the teaching of Christian doctrine ...
" These church services often beginning with sunrise services, symbolizing the women discovering the empty tomb at dawn. Many churches also celebrate baptisms and observe communion to celebrate Jesus’ victory over death. Both Catholics and Protestants fill their churches with flowers (especially ...
favour of the German that was spoken by the near-by Mennonites, German Lutherans and German Catholics. My understanding is that the most common dialect/patois used in the Ban de La Roche region is known as “welsches”. The main characteristic seems to be that it has a whole lot more ...
that concludes the two Synods on the familymay result in discussion focusing on an important topic. This topic is often overshadowed, though it is disturbing: how much has the Protestant Reformation had, and how much does it still have, an impact on the way Catholics perceive their Church?
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I had a young man come up to me in church several months ago and he asked me, Hey, Marlon, what do you think about Andrew Tate when you have a young man? And this young man was no more than 19 years old. He’s no more than 19. And he came up to me and asked me, and I...
Some people choose this option for religious reasons. For example, Catholics who get a divorce may be denied certain religious rights, and any future marriages will not be recognized because the church will still consider that person to be married. ...
2Free Church A free church is a church without a set liturgy. Though a free church will use a hymnbook, it will not use prayer books or books spelling out a specific formula for a worship service. Free Church prayer tends to be free form and spontaneous rather than written and traditiona...