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2024-11-02T08:30:38-05:00

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Map of Life is a Good Explanation of the Catholic Faith

Last updated on: November 2, 2024 at 8:30 am By Mark Wilson

‘Map of Life’ good is a short and clear explanation of the Catholic faith. It takes the complexity of theology and brings it down to a level that the average Catholic or inquirer into the Catholic faith can understand without having his brain hurt too much. It lets him know there is a purpose in learning about the Catholic faith, which bears great relevance to his life. “God who made us and knew what he made us for has... Read more

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2024-10-25T21:16:48-05:00

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This Month in Life November 2024

Last updated on: October 25, 2024 at 9:16 pm By Mark Wilson

Thursday November 1, 2023 All Saints Day You Can be a SAINT!!! | Kristin Wilson (patheos.com) Day 305: The Defender — The Bible in a Year (with Fr. Mike Schmitz) – YouTube Day 305: The Call to Chastity — The Catechism in a Year (with Fr. Mike Schmitz) – YouTube Daily Defense Podcast With Jimmy Akin Referring to the Deuterocanonicals | Catholic Answers Podcasts Here’s What Happen Last Week and Year in Life. 1503 – Pope Julius II is elected. 1512 – The ceiling of the Sistine Chapel,... Read more

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2024-10-28T21:34:04-05:00

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Halloween and other Holiday Movie Recommendations

Last updated on: October 28, 2024 at 9:34 pm By Mark Wilson

It’s that time of the year when several major holidays are celebrated within a two month span of time. This gives time for some American workers to take time off from their jobs so they can spend their hard earned dollars on commercial products for the occasion. It’s also a chance to watch some specially themed movies or holidays specials. So here are some recommendations. (Some Descriptions Taken from Wikipedia) Halloween October 31, 2024 Meet Me in St. Louis (1944)... Read more

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2024-10-29T22:10:22-05:00

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Meet Luce The Destroyer of the Catholic Church: A Satire

Last updated on: October 29, 2024 at 10:10 pm By Mark Wilson

These are some of the folks who thought to destroy the Catholic Church but failed. Nero Arius Muslim Invaders Vikings Napoleon The Communists as described in AA-1025: The Memoirs of an Anti-Apostle Pachamama Those Who Have Tried to Destroy the Church’ Throughout History ‘Are Themselves Destroyed Many forces have tried, and still do, to destroy the Church, from without as well as within, but they themselves are destroyed and the Church remains alive and fruitful.” – Pope Francis: ‘| America... Read more

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2024-10-28T07:14:14-05:00

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What Faith Really Means

Last updated on: October 28, 2024 at 7:14 am By Mark Wilson

Here for your reading pleasure and the strengthening of your faith is a selection from the public domain work WHAT FAITH REALLY MEANS by Henry Grey Graham Author of Where We Got The Bible The science of Religion is not human, therefore it does not belong to the empirical sciences, to be discovered by experimental research; but as it unfolds a knowledge of God – a pure Spirit – His attributes, and His relations with man, it is entirely beyond... Read more

2025-09-26T22:49:56-05:00

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Notable People Alive in 1889

Last updated on: September 26, 2025 at 10:49 pm By Mark Wilson

1889 is the crossroads where the descendants, living persons and ancestors of previous, current and future influencers meet on the chronological timeline of earth’s history. When I started out writing this project I didn’t think I would have to separate it into so many articles. But I kept thinking of different people as they ran across my path in my everyday life. A Domino sugar packet at work for example would make me ask the question, “Who developed this and... Read more

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2024-10-23T06:57:55-05:00

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How to Pass on the Faith to the Next Generation

Last updated on: October 23, 2024 at 6:57 am By Mark Wilson

When it comes to teaching the next generation the faith as a catechism teacher, “A slackly prepared lesson on God is one way of taking God’s name in vain.“ – Frank Sheed Are We Really Teaching Religion? | EWTN I wonder if I have ever taken God’s name in vain in this way. Many of the CCD classes I used to teach throughout my life I didn’t quite prepare for well. My prayer before every class was always “Holy... Read more

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2024-10-21T06:55:49-05:00

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The Paradoxes of Jesus and the Church

Last updated on: October 21, 2024 at 6:55 am By Mark Wilson

For your spiritual edification here is a selection from the public domain work Paradoxes of Catholicism by Robert Hugh Benson on the nature of Christ and his Church which are both human and divine. JESUS CHRIST, GOD AND MAN I and My Father are one. — JOHN X. 30. My Father is greater than I. — JOHN XIV. 20. The mysteries of the Church, a materialistic scientist once announced to an astonished world, are child’s play compared with the mysteries of nature.* He... Read more

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2024-10-14T20:43:32-05:00

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The Deepest Truth About God Shines Forth in Christ,

Last updated on: October 14, 2024 at 8:43 pm By Mark Wilson

“We look towards Christ, the Redeemer of man. We wish to look towards Him-because there is salvation in no one else but Him, the Son of God.” [1] The deepest truth about God and the salvation of man shines forth in Christ, who is at the same time the mediator and the fullness of all revelation”. [2] This is the radical claim of the Roman Catholic Church and of all the various Christian denominations who believe the above statement... Read more

2024-09-28T20:54:15-05:00

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This Month In Life October 2024

Last updated on: September 28, 2024 at 8:54 pm By Mark Wilson

Here is a look at what is going on in October 2024 Tuesday October 1, 2024 St. Therese of the Child Jesus Day 274: Perseverance in Opposition — The Bible in a Year (with Fr. Mike Schmitz) – YouTube Day 274: Social Duty of Religion — The Catechism in a Year (with Fr. Mike Schmitz) – YouTube DAILY DEFENSE PODCAST w JIMMY AKIN Justification in James 2 | Catholic Answers Podcasts Here’s What Happen Last Week and Year in Life. 366 – Pope Damasus... Read more

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