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The Body and Soul of Christ 2007-06-05 13:20:00 As a comment on my earlier post on Jesus commending his spirit to the Father, Bro. Thomas Petri, OP wrote the following remarks. I felt that they were just too good to be tucked away in my comment box! - - - - - - - - - -It is also important to point out that the Second Person of the Trinity remained hypostatically united to the body while it remained in the tomb for three days. The Apostles' Creed says, that the Son of God "was conceived and born of a Virgin, suffered, died, and was buried." Hence, St. Thomas Aquinas points out that what is true of the body (that it is buried) is predicated of the Son of God by the creed.Aquinas goes on to explain that "What is bestowed by God's grace is never withdrawn except through fault." The grace of union of the flesh with the Divine Person is a far greater grace than the grace of adoption by which we are sanctified (and which we can lose through sin). But Christ
does not sin, and therefore the union of his flesh with his Divine Person cannot
The Catechetical Significance of Christian Artwork 2007-06-05 12:18:00 One of the first things I learned from my catechetics classes here at FUS and from my experience on the RCIA team is that the use of visual aids is an effective way to teach people. Classics of Christian
artwork, clips from movies, PowerPoint presentations, and things like that are just interesting to people and when you can connect a teaching with an image then people seem more likely to remember it. Plus, it just mixes things up a bit and it keeps your audience from getting that glazed-over look on their eyes.One of things I love the most about the Compendium of the Catechism of the Catholic Church is that it has artwork mixed in throughout the book AND (this is the cool part) explanations on the next page that explain the catechetical significance of each piece. What a great idea! Usually when I look at a painting I can bring out a least a couple of the main themes, but I'm certainly no expert at it. Especially when it comes to ancient icons, I always have the sense that a lot more Read more:Significance
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Yahweh I Know You Are Near 2007-06-05 10:45:00 Last Sunday, Trinity Sunday, was a great day and I wish that I could have written about it sooner. Basically, I cried on the way to the altar to receive Communion. If you pair the Eucharist with the right song, I'm pretty much bawling every time. I can't help it. I think that's why good, liturgical music is so important. It can truly enhance your experience of the Mass and of our Lord's presence there, if you just do it right.What was interesting is that the song was one that usually doesn't inspire me a great deal. Here are the lyrics:You Are NearMusic and Lyric by Dan Schutte S.J.Yahweh I know You are nearStanding always by my sideYou guard me from the foeAnd you lead me in ways everlasting Lord you have searched my heartAnd You know when I sit and when I standYour hand is upon meProtecting me from deathKeeping me from harmWhere can I run from Your loveIt I climb to the heavens You are thereIf I fly to the sunriseOr sail beyond the seaYou would still be thereYou know my heart an
Jesus in Hell?: Part 4b 2007-06-05 09:34:00 Now for the last part of your post:#2 Theological- What is it that "saved" the Old Testament saints? Faith in the promise of God (Romans 4 & Galatians 3). Abraham was not in some holding facility till he could except the message of Jesus
. He was counted righteous because he believed that God would keep his covenant and deal with sin and evil once and for all. Jesus tells the pharisees that they do not have Abraham as their father because they do not rejoice to see him as Abraham did.I have no doubt that Abraham was righteous, and I know that this was because of his faith. That's why he does not suffer torment in Hades like the rich man does (cf. Lk 16:19-31). Abraham could not have gone to heaven as soon as he died because the gates of heaven were closed until Jesus overcame death and Hades through his Resurrection.This whole idea that there were godly men and women waiting to hear a sermon from Jesus so that they could go to heaven is pure speculation and not at all biblical. They we
Jesus in Hell?: Part 4a 2007-06-04 19:28:00 I would never want to try to refute the Scriptural evidence, but I would love to discuss those passages in light of their context and perhaps come to a better understanding as to what they are really saying. I do not believe they are teaching that Jesus
went to hell.What's the difference?The Apostle's Creed is more likely referring to the grave rather than a place for the afterlife. Also keep in mind that the AC was not originally written in English and is from the Old Latin Creed. It is perfectly acceptable to translate the AC as "grave" or "death". As many churches have done. And this is consistent with the evidence from the New Testament.First of all, you have yet to prove that "grave" is the understanding of the Apostles' Creed (AC) that is "more likely." Just because "grave" is a possible definition, that does not mean it is the "more likely" one. Secondly, the AC was originally written in Greek, not Latin, so if we want to know what was truly intended by the Creed, we need to
Jesus in Hell?: Part 3 2007-06-04 19:13:00 [also see parts 1 and 2]Once I answered all of the objections posed by "exodus", another poster by the name of "Orthodox" took up his cause. So, parts 3, 4, and 5 in the debate will be with him.There is no scriptural evidence that Jesus
went anywhere but the grave after his death on the cross. I Peter is referring to Noah and the flood. The Holy Spirit preached to those souls who were to be engulfed by the coming judgement through water.Perhaps you would like to refute all of the Scriptural evidence I have provided in this thread.The Apostle's Creed doesn't teach this either. See this post that I did on this very thing.I don't see how this post proves that the Apostles' Creed does not teach Jesus' descent into hell. Personally, I don't think it gets much clearer than "He descended into hell."There are theological consequences as well. We have to answer this question: Was the work of Christ on the cross enough (sufficient), or did he need to do something more (i.e. go to hell or
Poll-Release Monday 2007-06-04 15:56:00 For this week's poll, I decided to resurrect one of the first polls I ever made here, with the addition of a few new options: Which category of posts on my blog do you like the most?Blog UpdatesDebatesFeast Days and HolydaysMiscellaneousPapersPersonalPollsQuestions and AnswersResourcesTractsThe last time I asked this question I only received 19 votes, and that's just measely. Maybe now that I've been posting for a lot longer you all will have a better idea of what you like the most about my blog content. Make sure you vote! (see the poll in the sidebar). It would help me a great deal.As for last week's poll ("Which Catholic prayer/devotion do you like the most?"), here are the results:I figured the Rosary would win. That was no surprise. What did shock me though was that no one voted for the Brown Scapular. I was really surprised by that. In the two places I've lived where there was a large young adult Catholic population (Louisville, KY and Steubenville, OH) the Brown Scapular wa Read more:Release
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Into Your Hands I Commend My Spirit 2007-06-01 14:59:00 You may recall from Part 2 of my debate on Jesus' descent into hell that I wasn't 100% sure how to answer a point that my opponent made at the end of the debate. His argument was basically this: How could Jesus descend into hell if he gave us his spirit to the Father? This puzzled me at first, especially after my "educated guess" was horribly wrong, but after I thought about it some more I realized that it was rather simple.The Catechism sums it up nicely:625 Christ's stay in the tomb constitutes the real link between his passible state before Easter and his glorious and risen state today. The same person of the "Living One" can say, "I died, and behold I am alive for evermore" (Rev 1:18): God [the Son] did not impede death from separating his soul from his body according to the necessary order of nature, but has reunited them to one another in the Resurrection, so that he himself might be, in his person, the meeting point for death and life, by arresting in himself the decompositio Read more:Hands
More on Catholic Prayers and Devotions 2007-06-01 10:45:00 For those of you who haven't voted in the poll yet (see my sidebar), I thought it would be helpful to add some links to more information on each one of the voting options. Maybe this will aid you in making a decision if you do not know very much about each one. Of course, this will also be beneficial to anyone who wants to learn more about these prayers/devotions, whether you've voted or not.The Rosary [39 articles]The Rosary Encyclicals [14 articles]The Rosary / Marian Devotion [31 articles]The Divine Mercy [13 articles]The Scapular [10 articles]Miraculous MedalAssociation of the Miraculous MedalCentral Association of the Miraculous MedalStations of the Cross [9 articles]Which one is your favorite? Make sure you vote and let me know.Pax Christi,phatcatholic Read more:Catholic
More Goodies 2007-05-31 16:35:00 Here are some more goodies from the grab-bag that is the internet. The new Catholic Carnival has been up for two days now. Check out what Catholic bloggers are writing about.Perfect for today's feast day is a great new blog I found: UNBORN WORD of the day. This blog is devoted to promoting the Gospel of Life through meditations on the unborn Christ Child. Pretty dope idea, and the design for the blog is well done too.The Truth Facts over at Catholic Exchange are free again!! Personally, I'm psyched about this. When I first found the Truth Facts, about 3-4 years ago, anyone could access them. But, when CE launched their Catholic Scripture Study, they changed it to where you had to be a member of one of the study groups to access the page. Well, it looks like the Truth Facts are back for the general public again. Great collection of Q&A's. Enjoy them while it lasts.I received a totally random email today about a site called Gimundo [ji - MUN - doe]. I haven't read all of the cont Read more:Goodies
Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary 2007-05-31 12:20:00 Happy Feast of the Visitation! Here are some resources to help you learn more about Mary's visit to Elizabeth, both of them pregnant with children that will change the world.39 In those days Mary arose and went with haste into the hill country, to a city of Judah, 40 and she entered the house of Zechari'ah and greeted Elizabeth. 41 And when Elizabeth heard the greeting of Mary, the babe leaped in her womb; and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit 42 and she exclaimed with a loud cry, "Blessed
are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb! 43 And why is this granted me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?-- Lk 1:39-43Feast of the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin
MaryVisitation Is Prelude to Jesus' MissionVisitation of the Blessed Virgin MaryToday's Mass ReadingsTraditional Calendar: Visitation of the Blessed Virgin MaryMeditations: The VisitationResources for the Visitation FeastThe Virtue of VulnerabilityThe Joyful Mysteries: The VisitationMy Life in the
Visualizing Jesus' Descent 2007-05-30 14:14:00 I just noticed that I have made several posts on my blog about Jesus
' descent into hell, despite the fact that this topic is relatively obscure. In the process, I have found some pretty cool artwork depicting this descent that I have used to illustrate my posts. I would like to share them here: Pretty cool, huh? Click on each image for a larger version of it. I wish I was an art major so that I knew better how to interpret the various actions and objects that appear in these paintings. A few things I notice are:The Cross bridges the gap between heaven and Hades. This is because it is by the work of the Cross that the early Fathers are freed.The righteous souls appear in a tomb because, like Hades, a tomb is the "abode of the dead."In two of the paintings Jesus stands on the devil because, in conquering Hades, Jesus, "the Author of life" destroyed "him who has the power of death, that is, the devil, and [delivered] all those who through fear of death were subject to lifelong bondag Read more:Descent
Jesus in Hell?: Part 2 2007-05-30 13:44:00 This does not say he went to Hell this only says that people will go through trails but we are suffereing for the sake of Christ. Why do people die?? Because they sin right?? Well to die for sin Christ had to die. People go to hell for not accepting Gods right?? Well Christ is God so why would he go to hell?? saying he went to hell is a contradiction to the scripture saying only one sin is punishable by death which is blasphemy of the holy spirit! write back let's talk about it.Exodus, did you read my earlier post? When the Apostles' Creed states that Jesus
"descended into hell", it is not referring to the firey pit of the damned. That place is Gehenna. Instead, it is referring to Hades, the abode of the dead, the place where all souls--both the righteous and the unrighteous--went when they died. Jesus went there to save all of the righteous souls who came before him and to lead them up to heaven. After the righteous departed Hades, it became simply a place of torment for sinners, w
Jesus in Hell?: Part 1 2007-05-30 13:16:00 I haven't posted a debate in a while, so this should be fun. What follows is a debate currently taking place at the HCR "General Theology" board on whether or not Jesus
descended into hell. The debate is mostly between me and a poster by the name of "exodus." His words will be in dark gray/silver/whatever you want to call it. Hey I was having an interesting discussion with my friends and then the topic was, "Did Jesus go to Hell?" Without sayin what I think I wanna know what u guys think first. Did Jesus go to Hell? Use scriptures that we can read while we continue to discuss it. Thanks, ExodusYes, he went to hell, but by "hell" we should understand Hades, the abode of the dead, not Gehenna, the abode of the damned. That Jesus descended into "hell" is one of the most ancient Christian beliefs, as witnessed by the mention of it in the Apostle's Creed: I believe in God the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth. And in Jesus Christ his only Son our Lord; who was conceived by the Ho
My Hour Has Not Yet Come 2007-05-30 12:44:00 Jacob asked the following question in response to my earlier post on Mary's lifetime of sinlessness: You said that Mary's and God's and Jesus' will were so aligned that she would not ask for something he did want to do, but didnt Jesus say that it wasnt his time, and wonder why she asked it of Him?First of all, congratulations on being my 100th Q&A! I wish there was a gift I could give you! Perhaps this answer will suffice.Now, let's look again at the passage in question: Jn 2:1-51 On the third day there was a marriage at Cana in Galilee, and the mother of Jesus was there;2 Jesus also was invited to the marriage, with his disciples.3 When the wine failed, the mother of Jesus said to him, "They have no wine."4 And Jesus said to her, "O woman, what have you to do with me? My hour has not yet come."5 His mother said to the servants, "Do whatever he tells you."Recall that I explained in my earlier post that another way to translate the Greek for "O woman, what have you to do with me"
Are You "Joost" Yet? 2007-05-29 19:51:00 A couple of days ago I received an invitation to Joost
, which is a service that allows you to watch TV via the internet. Here's a Quicktime video that tells you a little bit about it:What's Joost?You can also view some screenshots.What makes it different from regular cable or broadcast TV is that the shows aren't scheduled. So, with Joost you can watch a certain show (or episode from a show) whenever you want. It's pretty cool, but when I want to just chill in front of the TV and I don't really care what's on, it's a hassle to skip through the shows and episodes until I find one I haven't seen already. But, it is still in beta testing, so hopefully that can still be fixed somehow (maybe by separating the shows you've already seen from the one's you haven't seen yet).Besides that, I can dig it. The interface is pretty cool, there's a good selection of channels (with more to be added soon), and there's widgets you can use while your watching TV, such as a news ticker, a widg
Poll-Release Monday 2007-05-29 14:35:00 Here is this week's poll question: Which Catholic prayer/devotion do you like the most?Praying the RosaryPraying the Divine Mercy ChapletWearing the Brown ScapularWearing the Miraculous MedalPraying the Stations of the CrossMake sure you click the link underneath the poll and tell me why. You'll find the poll towards the top of my sidebar.As for last week's poll ("What is your favorite religions order?"), here are the results:I think St. Thomas Aquinas is responsible for the popularity of the Dominicans. Very few men have effected the way Catholics think about the world and understand their faith the way Aquinas has. His use of "accidents" and "substance" to describe transubstantiation and the Real Presence in the Eucharist made a profound impact on me when I first learned it. From what I can tell, the Dominicans have effectively continued his work in the world through their teaching, writing, and scholarship (they aren't called the "order of preachers" for nothing). Oddly enough, Read more:Release
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Who Said Memorial Day Weekend Was Supposed to Be Fun? 2007-05-29 12:29:00 I'm telling you, I must be the most absent-minded human being on the face of the planet. Friday night, Amy and I went to the Pittsburgh Airport to pick up her friend, and I left my debit card in one of the ATM machines! Of course, I didn't find out until we were back in Steubenville. Ugh! I'm such a moron. Oh, and since I chose the perfect weekend to lose my debit card, I had to wait four days before I could do something about it.This was the first time I've actually hated Memorial
Day. Usually I praise God for a long weekend, but this one just sucked because the only thing on my mind the whole time was the fact that my debit card was gone, and I had no access to my money because--as luck would have it--I didn't have anymore checks in my checkbook. It was definitely a long weekend! But oh well, today I called the credit union that owns the ATM and I should be able to pick up my card tomorrow.What I realize now is that hidden behind the difficulties of the weekend was a missed oppo Read more:Weekend
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YouTube Summer Project 2007-05-25 13:32:00 Yup. Let's do it. Let's scour YouTube
and Google Videos and find EVERY SINGLE video that is faithfully Catholic. Are you ready? I hope so because I need your help.This post will be home base for the YouTube SummerProject
. As you find good, solid, orthodox, Catholic videos on YouTube or Google Videos, leave a comment providing the title of the video and a link to it. As new videos are provided, I will add them to the list. Before you submit your video, check the list and make sure it has not already been submitted. I'll provide a link to this post (either at the top of my blog or in the sidebar) so that this will always be easy to come back to. Right now, I don't know how else to organize this effort, but if anyone has a better idea just let me know.I reserve the right to reject a submission or to delete a video from the list without giving you a reason. You reserve the right to help me fill a much-needed niche for the online Catholic community. Once we have a more or less comrehen
Check It Out 2007-05-25 12:58:00 I found two websites recently that are just too good to keep to myself. You may already know about them, but they were new to me, so I was excited when I found them.The first is a website by Fr. Robert Barron and the Archdiocese of Chicago, called Word on Fire. The site says this about Fr. Barron: Fr. Robert Barron was ordained a priest for the Archdiocese of Chicago in 1986. He has a Masters degree in Philosophy from the Catholic University of America and a Doctorate in Sacred Theology from the Institute Catholique de Paris. He is currently professor of systematic theology at the University of St. Mary of the Lake, Mundelein Seminary. Fr. Barron is the author of four books, including Thomas Aquinas: Spiritual Master, And Now I See: A Theology of Transformation, and most recently, Heaven in Stone and Glass: Experiencing the Spirituality of the Great Cathedrals. He also gives frequent talks, retreats and workshops on issues of theology and spirituality.What's great is that Fr. Barron m Read more:Check
YouTube Catholics 2007-05-24 10:55:00 Catholic Daily (where I have a daily Q&A column) was recently mentioned in an article in the National Catholic Register on Catholics
using online technology to spread the faith. Here's a teaser:DENHAM SPRINGS, La. — First came the online network informally known as St. Blog’s. Then came the invasion of the Catholic podcasters.Now it’s “vodcasts.”The latest innovation on the Internet is the rise of Catholic video podcasts, otherwise known as vodcasts. Through YouTube
and other media, Catholics have been able to spread the faith, provide historical footage and draw attention to liturgical abuses.Denham Springs, La., software developer William Eunice describes YouTube, the Internet video portal that allows users to post short videos online, as a “scratchpad for our culture.”“The Catholic content gets to the heart of what my Catholic faith is about,” said Eunice, who writes for the website CatholicDaily.org. “It’s real information that helps me in my life as a Cathol
Start a Catholic Group on YOUR Campus! 2006-12-19 12:12:00 "Curtis" emailed me the following question, and I have received his permission to publish our exchange on my blog. Catholic
evangelization is very important on college campuses, where students are often asking questions about religion for the first time. It's also good to have a support group for the Catholics on campus, especially if you go to a secular institution. I hope my answer to Curtis' question is helpful to my other readers as well.Awesome apologetics blog! I attend Purdue University, and my roommate and I are considering starting a Catholic Truth League here on campus. The organization would have the mission of evangelization and apologetics. We have a lot of ideas for activities and events, but we were wondering if this type of group exists at other colleges that could give us some more ideas and practical advice. Do you know of any such college student organizations? Do you have any ideas for evangelization on campus? Eventually we would like to have a presence in the do Read more:Start
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History and Merit of the KJV Bible 2006-12-02 13:51:00 "lovinmomhood" asked the following question in the Q&A board at Phatmass: Wasn't the KJV Bible written based on interpretation of the Standard Bible? I thought it was and yet so many say it is the one and only true Bible? ( according to some who are trying to show me my way to God and they are so NOT Catholic)I'm unfamilar with the "Standard Bible." The 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica says that the KJV, or "Authorized Version" as it was formally so called, was "a revision The of the Bishops' Bible, begun in 1604, and published Authorized in 1611" (here). The Encarta Encyclopedia says it is "a new revision of the English Bible" (here). The Christian Cyclopedia says that "The version is essentially a revision of the Bishops' Bible of 1572" (here). The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia tells us that "On the title-page as issued in 1611 the version is described as 'newly translated out of the original tongues' and as 'appointed to be read in churches,' two statements not easy Read more:History
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Biblical Defense of the Sacrament of Confession 2006-10-20 13:15:00 As promised, here is my defense of the Sacrament of Confession. "dremarshall" asked the following question in the Holy Culture Radio forum:Do you still go to confession, is it important, if so why, and how does that apply biblically.That is a good question, and I am happy to provide the answer.Do I still go to confession? Most certainly! It is a regular part of my spiritual life. Is it important? Most certainly! Why? Because it is the means through which the Lord has willed to forgive our sins, particularly the most grievous ones. Catholics believe that mortal sin can only be forgiven through the Sacrament of Confession (cf. CIC, 960). Normatively speaking, a prayer will not suffice, for John has said: "There is sin which is mortal; I do not say that one is to pray for that" (1 Jn 5:16).The biblical defense of this sacrament usually begins with Jn 20:Jn 20:21-2321 Jesus said to them again, "Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, even so I send you." 22 And when he had said this, Read more:Biblical
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The Aeropagus of Our Time 2006-08-13 12:30:00 Picture yourself in Athens, circa 50 A.D. St. Paul, in the midst of his second great missionary journey, stands in the center of the Areopagus, defending the Christian faith to the people of Athens and providing for us one of the first examples of the Christian apologetic method (Acts 17:19-31).Return to the present. A young adult, amidst potato chip bags and empty Coke cans, sits in his easy chair before a much more global medium, defending the Christian faith to people all over the world, continuing in the example that Paul gave us so long ago.What is this global medium that allows us to spread the Gospel so profusely?The Internet "is the Areopagus of our time, the instrument to spread the Christian message," Archbishop John Foley tells us in "Internet and the Catholic Church in Europe." The Internet is shaping the way young adults learn, defend and live their faith.It is no surprise that young adults flock to the Internet. They have grown with it. As such, it is not a novel inventio
Distractions in Prayer 2007-06-07 14:35:00 What follows is an editorial by Peter John Cameron, O.P. (from the June 2007 issue of Magnificat) on distractions during prayer. Hat tip to The School of Mary. - - - - - -How do we deal with distractions in prayer? A distraction consists in any unwanted thought or image that invades our prayerful concentration, wrecking our attention. Distractions
crop up in two forms: voluntary and involuntary. A voluntary distraction is a distraction caused through our own neglect by fantasizing, mulling on preoccupations, or by being lax about our recollection. When voluntary distractions become habitual, we become more predisposed to mind-wandering than to God-pondering. About these, Saint Thomas Aqinas warns, "To allow one's mind purposely to wander in prayer is sinful, and hinders the prayer from having fruit."Conversely, involuntary distractions are those mental disturbances that arise spontaneously. Saint Thomas Aquinas says that "even holy people sometimes suffer from a wandering of the mind Read more:Prayer
Background Under Construction 2007-06-07 13:20:00 I'm thinking about changing the wallpaper since it's summer time now and the one I currently have is pretty cold. So, you might see a few different backgrounds for the next couple of hours as I try out different images.Thank you for your patience.Pax Christi,phatcatholic Read more:Construction
Can Any Church Claim to Possess the Fullness of Truth? 2007-06-06 14:23:00 While we're waiting on "Orthodox" to respond to my last two posts on Jesus' descent into hell, I thought I would go ahead and provide a shorter debate I finished recently on whether or not any church can claim to possess the fullness of truth. Of course, I assert that some body of Christians somewhere must be able to make this claim because this is what Jesus promised us. Note that I'm not defending the premise that the Catholic Church
is this church (although I do believe that). Instead, I'm defending the premise that the "fullness of truth" is something that Jesus promised to his people. Thus, it should be able to be found somewhere.Please note that this my first time debating this topic. Consequently, I had to clarify my language several times. As I gain more experience debating this subject, I should be able to avoid the confusion that I caused when I first responded. Of course, if any of you all know a better way to explain the point I am trying to get across, please leave a c Read more:Truth
Extra! Extra! Read All About It! 2007-06-06 13:17:00 Yesterday, thanks to BlogBurst, the online version of the Dayton Daily News picked up my blog post on the body and soul of Christ. Check it out here. I was pretty happy about that. What's funny though is that they picked up the one blog post I didn't actually write. In that post, I was providing a comment that Br. Thomas, OP made on one of my earlier posts. But oh well, I'm happy to give him some exposure.Once that happened, I logged in to BlogBurst and looked at my account a little closer. Come to find out USAToday.com and Cox Newspapers (which produces 17 daily and 26 non-daily newspapers) have also featured several of my blog posts on their websites, again thanks to BlogBurst. It's a cool service, but I never thought it would actually help little ol' me. But, I guess it does.In case you're wondering, BlogBurst is a service that provides your blog content to publishers who need it. Here's how they describe it: Pluck's BlogBurst network is an opt-in aggregation and syndication Read more:Extra
Poll-Release Monday #19 2007-06-11 14:17:00 Here is the new poll for this week: Which anti-Catholic claim is the most difficult one for you to answer?"Catholics worship Mary.""The Catholic Church did nothing for the Jews during the Holocaust.""The Catholic Church is the Whore of Babylon.""Catholics believe that you can work or buy your way into heaven.""Catholics worship statues.""The Catholic Church was founded by Constantine in 313 AD.""The pope is the anti-Christ."The inspiration for this poll is a series of questions that I answered recently about the Catholic Church (I will be posting them here shortly). It made me wonder how many Catholics are able to answer the various questions and claims that are often lofted against the Church. Vote in the poll (in my sidebar) and then click on each option for more information. "Always be prepared to make a defense to any one who calls you to account for the hope that is in you..." (1 Pet 3:15). Equp yourself so that you "may be able to give instruction in sound doctrine and also to co Read more:Release
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