Category Archives: Christian Churches

The wisdom of Pope Benedict XVI

Posted on 26/05/2012 by
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Another atheist converts to Christianity

Posted on 19/05/2012 by

Why I Became Catholic (and Not Buddhist) I never even wanted to be a Christian.  When my husband convinced me to join him on a quest through major and minor religions nearly 15 years ago, I did it mostly to … Continue reading →

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SSPX (Society of Saint Pius X) says ‘Yes’ to Vatican, signs ‘doctrinal preamble’ for reunion with Catholic Church

Posted on 17/04/2012 by

Has SSPX Bp. Fellay SIGNED the CDF’s “Doctrinal Preamble”?  Tornielli says yes! If true, it is pleasing to see this ecclesial unity restored.  Now for all the rest of fractured Chrisendom, including umpteen Reformed and Presbyterian schisms . . .

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U.S. Army Chaplain Father Emil Kapaun: Korean prison camp martyr

Posted on 17/04/2012 by

U.S. Army Chaplain Father Emil Kapaun stole, suffered and sacrificed his life for his fellow soldiers in a Korean prison camp.  Six decades after his death, he is being considered for the Medal of Honor – and sainthood On the night … Continue reading →

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Quote of the day: Mark Davies, Bishop of Shrewsbury, on the pre-Christian mentality in the U.K. today

Posted on 15/04/2012 by

‘Today we are becoming increasingly aware that there are those in leading positions within our society who wish to see history somehow reversed, who wish the very light which Christianity brought to these islands would recede.  This is often done … Continue reading →

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Fr. Thomas Byles, the brave Catholic priest on the Titanic, who died ministering to others

Posted on 14/04/2012 by

The Titanic’s Catholic Priest Who Went Down Hearing Confessions by Patrick B. Craine A 42-year-old English convert, Fr. Byles was on his way to New York to offer the wedding Mass for his brother William.  Reports suggest that he was reciting … Continue reading →

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What nine years of Rowan Williams as Archbishop of Canterbury have achieved

Posted on 12/04/2012 by

Parishioners join vicar in protest conversion: Almost half a congregation has followed a vicar converting to Catholicism, after claiming that the Church of England does not know what it “believes” in any more The Rev. Minchew, a father of four, spent at … Continue reading →

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Suggested introductory reading in Catholic theology for evangelical Protestants

Posted on 08/04/2012 by

Introductions to Catholic theology for curious Evangelical college students

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Harvard trained philosophy professor Richard Sherlock converts from Mormonism to Christianity

Posted on 06/04/2012 by

Mormon Convert: Richard Sherlock   Conversion must be a matter of both the head and the heart, both the intellect and the spirit.  But it must be a whole reorientation of one’s life, a whole that transcends just the sum of … Continue reading →

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Pope Benedict XVI’s “generous orthodoxy”!

Posted on 05/04/2012 by

Pope Benedict will donate a 510lb (250kg) chocolate egg presented to him yesterday to a young offender institute in Rome.

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Quote of the day: Rev. Peter Mullen on Church of England fudge

Posted on 24/03/2012 by

‘Our leaders have sat on the fence for so long that they are mightily sore.’ ~ Peter Mullen

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And now the real facts about the Roman Catholic Church and Dutch castrations

Posted on 22/03/2012 by

Instead of BBC distortions and slack reporting, anyone who wants the facts should read this: We shouldn’t blame the Catholic Church for the shocking Dutch castrations before we know all the facts And this: “Hare, hunter, field” – Castration for deviancy … Continue reading →

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Charles C. W. Cooke says “Good riddance to Rowan Williams”

Posted on 21/03/2012 by

Good Riddance, Rowan Williams by Charles C. W. Cooke Much of what Rowan Williams writes and says carries the air of a man who has grown accustomed to being received seriously regardless of the soundness of his ideas, and who … Continue reading →

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“Theologically incoherent” Rowan Williams has failed more disastrously than most, writes William Oddie

Posted on 19/03/2012 by

The Church of England being what it is, no Archbishop of Canterbury can succeed: but Rowan Williams has failed more disastrously than most.  He is supposed to be a theologian: but his actions have been theologically incoherent, writes William Oddie He … Continue reading →

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“As far as our father was concerned, Hitler was the Antichrist,” writes Pope Benedict’s brother Georg Ratzinger

Posted on 05/03/2012 by

Pope Benedict’s brother tells how family made it through WWII Germany As early as 1938, we were registered by the seminary with the Hitler Youth (HY).  That was the law, there were no exemptions.  Consequently, all the minor seminarians became students … Continue reading →

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The wisest man in Ireland: Fr. Eugene O’Neill of the parish of St. Mary’s On The Hill, Belfast

Posted on 22/02/2012 by

Belfast priest says united Ireland is now irrelevant, praises Queen “As an Irish passport-holder I see the Queen and senior British government figures as defenders of faith in the UK,” claimed Fr O’Neill. “There are similarities between how the Irish … Continue reading →

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How (Svetlana) Stalin became a Catholic

Posted on 17/02/2012 by

How Stalin became a Catholic The dictator’s daughter Svetlana, who died last November, converted to the faith after a long correspondence with a priest, writes Francis Phillips.

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Bayern Munich football club offers Pope Benedict XVI honorary membership — Man. Utd. what’s keeping you?

Posted on 13/02/2012 by

One of Germany’s greatest football clubs is to offer Pope Benedict XVI an honorary membership Uli Hoeneß, the president of Bayern Munich, Germany’s most successful football team, spoke of his desire to offer a lifetime honorary club membership to Pope … Continue reading →

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Atheist convert to Catholic Christianity: Dr. Ronda Chervin, former Professor at Loyola Marymount University

Posted on 31/01/2012 by

Atheist Convert: Dr. Ronda Chervin January 4, 1959, at 21, I was baptized.  There has never been a moment in my life when I have regretted being a Catholic.  Later my twin-sister, mother, and husband became Catholics, making us into … Continue reading →

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Five myths about anti-Christian persecution, by John L. Allen

Posted on 16/01/2012 by

Well worth reading: Five myths about anti-Christian persecution by John L. Allen Myth No. 1: Christians are vulnerable only where they’re a minority Myth No. 2: It’s all about Islam Myth No. 3: No one saw it coming Myth No. 4: … Continue reading →

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The Archbishop of York, Dr. John Sentamu: most gaudily dressed prelate in history?

Posted on 12/01/2012 by

Get out your sunglasses and take a peek at this: I rest my case.  [Don't you think he could have got a bit of pink and a few polka dots in there too?  The man's not trying half hard enough!]

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Archbishop of Canterbury praises rioters, thieves and street thugs; or why Anglicanism is rotten at the top

Posted on 07/01/2012 by

Thankfully, at least one lowly Anglican rector is willing to speak the truth and mock his boss Rowan Williams’ upside down thinking: Rowan Williams hasn’t been nearly kind enough to those poor rioters by Peter Mullen

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Historian Anthony E. Clark describes his visit to two Roman Catholic villages in China

Posted on 03/01/2012 by

Anthony Clark describes his visit to two Catholic villages in China. At last we walked to the impressive new church, which is now under construction and being modeled after the previous church that was attacked by the Red Guards in … Continue reading →

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Pic of the day: Russian Orthodox believer plunges into icy water to celebrate Epiphany, St. Petersburg, January, 2011

Posted on 31/12/2011 by

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British Christian charity ‘His Church’ praised for highly successful new clothes to homeless people scheme

Posted on 15/12/2011 by

‘His Church’ praised for clothes to homeless scheme The charity, called His Church, has been so successful that 90 per cent of British Trading Standards authorities now hand over all the clothes they seize to the charity.  And His Church … Continue reading →

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