Here’s a really awesome video intro to a Catholic Underground – run by the CFRs (Franciscan Friars of the Renewal). It’s from awhile back but I never tire of watching it. The brotha speakin’ was Br. Augustino – now Fr. Augustino. I’ve had the extreme honor of hanging with a few of them on a [...]
On Being Catholic
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This is such an excellent video. It captures the beauty and truth of the Catholic Church in a very well done two minute video. CatholicsComeHome.org (the organization behind it) has aired it as a commercial in select areas with great success already. And there are plans to get it in front of national TV audiences. [...]
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Imagine getting an email from your bishop. Or getting a txt message from your pastor. Imagine receiving a Facebook notification to remind you about a ministry meeting tonight. Imagine, as a leader, being able to post information in one place and then have it blasted out to your entire group via email, txt msg, Facebook, [...]
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So where does the word Christmas come from anyway? Well, it’s simply the words “Christ” and “Mass” put together. Christ – referring to Jesus Christ – means “Anointed.” And the “Mass” in Christianity is the celebration of the Eucharist – Jesus’ body and blood made present (also known as the Lord’s Supper…instituted by Christ at [...]
I am not going to tell anyone the best way for them to pray. But what seems evident is that, when it comes to how to pray, we are not capable of getting it entirely right on our own. Some say it is as simple as just talking to God. And it can be. And certainly God [...]
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The first part of this article tried to put denominational Christianity into proper perspective and suggested, above all, that Jesus created one, organized, visible, authoritative Church. I also suggested that when we put aside our own cultural predispositions to denominational Christianity, that the one Church that Jesus founded seems to look like the Catholic Church [...]
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So often non-Catholics get caught up on the Catholic Church’s doctrine of salvation by faith and works. Most protestant denominations believe in salvation Sola Fide, or by faith alone. However, not only is this principle of salvation by faith alone not found in scripture anywhere, it is actually contradictory to scripture. Further, it would seem [...]
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