The Richness of the Catholic Church
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3y ago
The Catholic Church is so deep and rich, that there's no way to explain all of it in one blog.  Protestants will never know what we know unless they really take the time to learn.  Trying to explain Catholicism to a Protestant is like trying to explain calculus to a first-grader.  They just are not ready for it.  This is why it takes about a year for someone to officially become a Catholic.  The history goes back far - all the way to Jesus. Catholics (and the Orthodox) were the only Christians for 1500 years.  The only Christians. And that's what we called ourselv ..read more
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The Mass
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3y ago
The beautiful Catholic Mass is celebrated every weekday and five different times for Sunday.  It looks pretty much the same today as it did almost 2000 years ago.  Embedded in the sacred pages of God’s divine word is a blueprint with which God’s holy people, the Church, can construct a form of worship that is truly pleasing to the Lord. The Mass and the Bible are inseparable, and together they orient the Catholic faithful toward the destiny to which all humans are called: heaven. In case you are wondering why we observe the Sabbath day on Sunday, rather than Saturday as the Jewish pe ..read more
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The 3-Legged Stool
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The History
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Catholicism began in 33 AD.  Jesus made Simon the foundation of his Church - changing his name to Kephas (Peter), which literally means "rock" - thus beginning something which I am proudly part of today.  Peter was the first head of this new church, as he is the spokesperson of the apostles, the first to enter the empty tomb, and always listed first in the Bible.  At Pentecost, he and the apostles were given the fire and ability to spread Jesus's message all over the world.  All of the apostles were teachers and they taught their followers the true words of Jesus:  His ..read more
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