Amiddwindling attendance in Catholic churchesacross the U.S., Brandon Vogt hosts a continuing dialog between Catholics and atheists on his website,StrangeNotions.com. He is using his online interactions with non-believers to defend his faith inWhy I Am Catholic (and ...
WHY I STAY CATHOLIC, TOO.A letter to the editor is presented in response to the article "Why I Stay Catholic," by Jerry Ryan in the February 23, 2007 issue.WardJamesP.EBSCO_AspCommonweal
it’s called the argument from meager moral fruits. The idea here is that, well, if Christianity really is so life-changing, especially from the Catholic view, it talks about how sanctifying grace is infused into our souls, we should see the fruits of this. Why is it that ...
I’m was born a leftie in a right-handed family. My 1st grade teacher tried to correct me but my parents met with her and insisted she allow it and not punish me. My teacher was catholic and my parents were Baptist. My teacher allowed it but there were no left handed desks; my han...
Catholic Public Domain VersionFor if the truth of God has abounded, through my falseness, unto his glory, why should I still be judged as such a sinner?New American BibleBut if God’s truth redounds to his glory through my falsehood, why am I still being condemned as a sinner?New ...
to do sth. How can I convince you of her honesty? 我们说服了安妮放弃乘飞机而坐火车走。 We convinced Anne to go by train rather than by plane. be fully (half) convinced 完全相信(半信半疑) convince sb. of sth. convince sb. that convince sb. to do sth. 使某人相信某事 说服某人/使...
with these traits well before Jesus Christ. Many ancient allegories connect the flower with motherhood. One fable tells us that the lily sprang from the milk of Hera, the mythological Queen of Heaven. This may explain why the lily is so closely associated with Mary in Roman Catholic tradition...
“People like Phoenix Cheng like to post 廢文—talking about private matters in a humorous way. It shows you an unusual side of them,” says Jung-Chin Shen, a professor of international business at Fu Jen Catholic University in New Taipei City. ...
I consider myself extremely lucky. I am a 38-year-old white cisgender millennial who was raised with tremendous privilege in a liberal Catholic family that has been nothing but supportive of me as a gay man. My parents are the best people I know. My oldest brother, the one who teased ...
Some flocked to churches in the majority Catholic country to attend impromptu mass to commemorate the thousands of victims of his drug war, seeing the move as a first step towards overdue justice. And just before midnight, Duterte was back on a plane – this time bound for the Netherlands ...