"But if, in any layman who is indeed imbued with literature, ignorance of the Latin language, which we can truly call the 'catholic' language, indicates a certain sluggishness in his love toward the Church, how much more fitting it is that each and every cleric should be adequately practic...
Attending a mass is the most common All Saints Day tradition within the Catholic Church. The Beatitudes are read during mass, and prayers are said for the Saints. Many visit the grave sites of loved ones and relatives to pay tribute and remember those who have passed into heaven. In ...
Life if going about at a whirlwind pace, but I think it’s more my noticing than anything changing. Whenever I think, “I should post on my blog,” I find I have nothing to say! I guess I can give a general update of the things going on around here, at least… Everyone is doing...
For all the joys we’ve experienced within our little home, we’re increasingly aware that God is up to something on the outside too. Our pastor calls it “theology of place,” based on Paul’s sermon recorded in Acts 17:From one man God made all the nations, that they should inhabit...
Public celebration of the Eucharist in the Roman Catholic Church and some Protestant churches. Mass The sacrament of the Eucharist. Mass A musical setting of certain parts of the Mass, especially the Kyrie, Gloria, Credo, Sanctus, and Agnus Dei. Mass A unified body of matter with no specific...
Angels do the same thing: “[An] angel came and stood at the altar [in heaven] with a golden censer; and he was given much incense to mingle with the prayers of all the saints upon the golden altar before the throne; and the smoke of the incense rose with the prayers of the saints...
Did God say anything about what the plant was supposed to mean? JONAH: It feels like a riddle. God said, “You cared about the plant, which you did not work for and which you did not grow, which appeared overnight and perished overnight. And should not I care about Nineveh, that ...
Stanislaus, a nearby Catholic school. Now Derrick wears a crisp uniform. His reading has improved. And the weekly Mass and Bible study have moved Derrick to say his daily prayers without prompting. Says his dad, "The school is really building his faith." That may prove to he more of a ...
The corner apparently became so-named in relation to a prayer chanted by monks. It’s said that on the day of the Feast of Corpus Christi, the monks would process through the streets, chanting prayers as they did so. The first prayer, the Lord’s Prayer, was started in Paternoster Row...
Christian churches are full of families with maybe mum and 2 kids. This is because they are not taught that God is for generational growth. A kingdom church will have, or will teach, that church is for life and that a family should be represented by grandparents, parents, children and gr...