The best Catholic apologetics work against the Lodge is Christianity and American Freemasonry(Ignatius Press) by William J. Whalen. From the time Freemasonry penetrated Europe, the Catholic Church has watched and warned against it. In 1738, Pope Clement XII condemned the Craft for its reliance on...
“Ultimately, man should not ask what the meaning of his life is, but rather must recognize that it is he who is asked,” Frankl wrote. “In a word, each man is questioned by life; and he can only answer to life by answering for his own life; to life, he can only respond by b...
Probably the closest I’d gotten to human contact was when you grabbed me to throw me overboard. SAILOR: You told me to throw you overboard! JONAH: I know, I know. Anyway, that’s not what this is about. The plant made me happy, and I hadn’t been happy in a long time. But t...
Wait, let me take that back. Mulder and Scully kinda sorta come to their senses without ever actually apologizing for the way they’ve treated their closest ally all season. Love means never having to say you’re sorry. Verdict: Let’s put to bed this ridiculous lack of trust Mulder and...
Catholic Church*, consecrate Russia to her Immaculate Heart. A mere one minute prayer was all she asked from them. It wasn’t done. The Popes of the last 100 years being more savvy politicians than anything else the mystery of iniquity prospered again, as usual. The rest is history: ...
What is it? Is it really “eternal”? And more. Below find my answers to some of those questions. By definition, according to the Catechism of the Catholic Church (CCC), paragraph 1033, hell is “[the] state of definitive self-exclusion from communion with God and the blessed.” Some ...
Be sure to go to the Kentucky Derby on the 1st Saturday of May. The Catholic Church celebrates the Virgin Mary in May each year. Hand made May baskets with candy goodies used to be delivered to friends on May 1st but this is not such a common custom now. ...
At our County’s Lincoln Day dinner (the closest I ever got to being a partisan activist) around 1982 or 1983, he was the featured speaker. He spoke for a very long time, without notes, mostly about his trip to the Phillipines, which had just ended. He shot straight, eschewing the B...
Bridget and I disembarked in Jerusalem at the closest station toApartique, a self serve airbnb style lodging, which was in walking distance to both theJaffa Gateand theKing David Hotel. Instead of walking to Apartique, we caught a taxi, driven by an Arab. This is very common in Jerusal...
St. Gabriel Catholic Church (Byzantine Rite) - 4 miles from the Village Roman Catholic Shrine of the Most Holy Redeemer (English and Spanish Mass) - 3 miles However, the Front desk service at the Village is very helpful. You can also ask them upon checking in, or calling them at: (8...