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Tag Archives: Roman Catholics
Quote of the day: Archbishop José Gomez on Christian martyrs
More quotes here.
Posted in Christian Churches, Quote of the Day
Tagged Christian Martyrs, Mexico, Roman Catholics
Atheist convert to Catholic Christianity: Dr. Ronda Chervin, former Professor at Loyola Marymount University
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
Posted in Atheism, Christian Churches
Tagged Converts from Atheism to Christianity, Dr. Ronda Chervin, Roman Catholics
Music CD that will be in many Christmas stockings: American country singer Collin Raye’s ‘His Love Remains’
Collin Raye’s new CD, “His Love Remains”, is exceptional Though this is not the type of music that I personally prefer listening to, Collin Raye has an excellent voice and has chosen some great old hymns and praise song standards. He … Continue reading
Posted in Music
Tagged Collin Raye, Country Music, Family Illness, Pain, Personal Suffering, Roman Catholics
Lord Nicholas Windsor, British Royal and Catholic convert, on Europe’s most pressing moral issue: abortion
‘We live in what is truly a moral world turned upside down, and the greatest irony may be that a broad consensus exists, in a highly rights-aware political establishment, in favour of one of the gravest and most egregious abuses … Continue reading
Why do Catholics become Protestants? Three main reasons, according to Thomas Reese
The hidden exodus: Catholics becoming Protestants First, those who are leaving the church for Protestant churches are more interested in spiritual nourishment than doctrinal issues. Tinkering with the wording of the creed at Mass is not going to help. No … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Churches
Tagged Bible Reading, Converts, Liturgy, Preaching, Protestants, Roman Catholics, Teenagers, Youth
Jesuits sell ancient Gospel of John to the British Library for £9 million
Jesuits sell ancient Gospel to British Library for £9 million The Jesuits have sold the historic St Cuthbert Gospel – believed the oldest intact book produced in Europe – to the British Library for £9 million. The British Province of the Society … Continue reading
Tyson Fury, the new British and Commonwealth heavyweight boxing champion, discusses his Christian faith
Tyson Fury, the new British and Commonwealth heavyweight boxing champion, discusses his Christian faith. Despite being in the hurting business, Fury’s faith is more important to him . . . He said: “Religion is everything to me. Without it I would … Continue reading
Posted in Sport
Tagged Boxing, Christians in Sport, Heavyweight Boxing Champions, Roman Catholics, Sport, Tyson Fury
For all the ignorant New Atheists out there: philosopher Edward Feser explains the Cosmological Argument
So you think you understand the cosmological argument? Most people who comment on the cosmological argument demonstrably do not know what they are talking about. This includes all the prominent New Atheist writers . . . It is amazing how … Continue reading
Posted in Atheism, Philosophy
Tagged Atheism, Atheists, Cosmological Argument, Edward Feser, Medieval Philosophy, New Atheists, Philosophers, Philosophy, Roman Catholics, St. Thomas Aquinas, Thomism, Thomists
Researcher finds proof of widespread Jewish support for Pope Pius XII
Researcher finds proof of widespread Jewish support for Pope Pius XII In April of 1939, just one month after Cardinal Eugenio Pacelli was elected Pope, the U.S. Jewish Veteran magazine called the new Pope’s leadership “a source of great satisfaction … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Churches
Tagged Atheism, Atheists, Fascism, Germany, Italy, Jews, Judaism, Kosher Foods, Nazism, New Atheists, Pope Pius XII, Resistance Movements, Roman Catholics, Third Reich, Vatican
Writers’ — and readers’ — quote of the day: G. K. Chesterton on the difference between a good and bad novel
‘A good novel tells us the truth about its hero; but a bad novel tells us the truth about its author.’ ~ G. K. Chesterton
Posted in Authors, Quote of the Day, Writing
Tagged Advice on Writing, Authors, Converts, G. K. Chesterton, Novelists, Roman Catholics, Twentieth Century, Writers
Writers’ quote of the day: David Adams Richards on making a living as a literary writer
Despite much critical success, it was years before Canadian literary novelist David Adams Richards made money at writing. He says about sales of his early work: ‘For a long while if I sold 200 books, I’d be saying: Oh, great! And, you … Continue reading
Posted in Authors, Quote of the Day, Writing
Tagged Advice on Writing, Authors, David Adams Richards, Quote of the Day, Roman Catholics, Writers
Photograph of the day: Pope Benedict XVI views items that belonged to John Paul II at Vatican exhibition
Posted in Visual Arts
Tagged Photography, Pope Benedict XVI, Roman Catholics
Sophie Scholl and friends: Catholic Christians who founded the White Rose opposition movement in Nazi Germany
Charles Lewis writes: The film takes place over the course of a few days – from the time of Sophie’s capture, to her interrogation, her trial and execution. Hans Scholl, 24, and family friend Christoph Probst, 22, were also taken into … Continue reading
Posted in History
Tagged History, Martyrs, Modern History, Nazism, Resistance Groups, Roman Catholics, Sophie Scholl, Third Reich, White Rose
Catholics and evangelicals agree: chewing tobacco and smoking cigarettes are social evils
Evangelicals want major league baseball players to spit out their tobacco. And two bishops have called for a nationwide smoking ban in the Philippines.
Posted in Christian Churches
Tagged Disgusting Habits, Evangelicals, Roman Catholic Church, Roman Catholics, Tobacco
Book Review: ‘Toward the Gleam’ by T. M. Doran, a good idea poorly executed
‘Toward the Gleam’ by T. M. Doran, Ignatius Press, 2011 I have just finished reading this novel and must admit that I was sadly disappointed. It is advertised as an action adventure in which the main protagonist “races against time” … Continue reading
Posted in Book Reviews, C. S. Lewis, Inklings
Tagged Authors, Book Reviews, Ignatius Press, Inklings, J. R. R. Tolkien, Novels, Roman Catholics
Young Roman Catholic priest Fr. Marek Rybinski murdered by Muslim extremists in Tunisia
Catholic priest murdered by Muslim extremists in Tunisia Fr. Marek Rybinski, a young Polish Catholic priest working in a Salesian school in Manouba, Tunisia, has been murdered. The Tunisian police suspect Muslim extremists due to the nature of the murder. Fr. … Continue reading
Posted in Fundamentalism
Tagged Fr. Marek Rybinski, Fundamentalism, Islamic Extremism, Martyrs, Priests, Roman Catholic Church, Roman Catholics, Tunisia
‘Abortion is worse than al-Qaeda,’ says Duke of Kent’s son and Catholic convert Lord Nicholas Windsor
‘Abortion is worse than al-Qaeda,’ says Duke of Kent’s son Lord Nicholas Windsor Lord Nicholas, 40, who lost his place in the line of succession when he became a Roman Catholic, has written a controversial article in which he claims … Continue reading
Posted in Politics, World Events
Tagged Abolition, Abortion, British Royal Family, Converts, Duke of Kent, Lord Nicholas Windsor, Roman Catholics
The eschatology of Erik Peterson, 1890-1960, German theologian who influenced Pope Benedict XVI
Erik Peterson (1890-1960) was a theologian who specialized in early Christianity and converted from Lutheranism to Catholicism in Rome in 1930. Unable to secure a professorship because of his opposition to fascism, Peterson and his family were reduced to poverty until his … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Churches, Theology
Tagged Erik Peterson, Eschatology, Pope Benedict XVI, Roman Catholics, Theologians
