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The Joys of Being Catholic: Tuesday, November 11, 2008
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The Joys of Being Catholic. The Catholicism that I know. Tuesday, November 11, 2008. The Joys of Catholic Intellectualism. Be careful, Teresa," the confident Southern Baptist teacher with the white-haired comb-over warned me, "don't try to understand everything.". Don't study yourself out of the church.". My husband and I simply rejected that. So, we tossed our fears out the door and IN FAITH walked into the "valley of the shadow of death" of study. What a terrible thing- to teach people that they have t...
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The Joys of Being Catholic: FAITH + WORKS = FAITH
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The Joys of Being Catholic. The Catholicism that I know. Monday, April 13, 2015. FAITH WORKS = FAITH. Understanding is the reward. Of faith. Therefore, seek not to understand that you may believe, but believe. That you may understand. 8213; St. Augustine of Hippo [my emphasis]. St Augustine is saying that first, God gives us a command- a law or a ritual- an action or a command to refrain from acting. For example: "Believe in me" or "Do not steal" or "Be baptized.". Most Christians assume that God doesn't...
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The Joys of Being Catholic: Saturday, November 15, 2008
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The Joys of Being Catholic. The Catholicism that I know. Saturday, November 15, 2008. The Joys of Indulgences. The Catholic Church believes that once we have been baptized we become the BODY of CHRIST and takes quite literally Paul’s words that when someone sins—it affects the whole body. When someone does something good, the whole body benefits. Now you are the body of Christ and members of member. Could a congregant trust a leader who did not stand for truth? In north Africa the Donatists vehemently di...
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The Joys of Being Catholic: Friday, March 27, 2009
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The Joys of Being Catholic. The Catholicism that I know. Friday, March 27, 2009. Mary: Part III The New Eve. The ancient idea of Mary being the New Covenant counterpart of Eve goes back to Ireneaus, Tertullian and Justin Martyr. These 2nd century church leaders were taught by those who were taught by the Apostles. Later in the 4th century Jerome also extrapolated from Genesis 2 and 3 that Mary was the prophetical woman (Eve) who would crush the head of Satan. Eve's faith faltered and she disobeyed. Cosmo...
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The Joys of Being Catholic: Saturday, May 23, 2009
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The Joys of Being Catholic. The Catholicism that I know. Saturday, May 23, 2009. Http:/ ewtn.edgeboss.net/wmedia/ewtn/multicast/video/windowsmedia/wo 300k.wvx. I love EWTN. I keeps me from going crazy when I witness all the anti-Christian and anti-Catholic media. Just when I want to cry out in despair as to the question (especially as a new Catholic) "WHERE ARE THE CATHOLICS? Arthur and Teresa Beem. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). It's Okay NOT to be a Seventh-day Adventist. The Fear of Martyrdom. Let’...
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The Joys of Being Catholic: Sunday, November 9, 2008
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The Joys of Being Catholic. The Catholicism that I know. Sunday, November 9, 2008. The Joys of Catholic Families. I wake up every morning so very happy that I am a Catholic. Catholics tell you to make babies! Be fruitful and multiply."). I LOVE children and I have always wanted to have a lot of them. But our culture told me not. Really. what WERE you thinking Teresa? You are SO smart, why waste your life and God-given talents and education by staying home with your CHILDREN? MOMMIES and DADDIES would be ...
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The Joys of Being Catholic: Vatican II and the Gregorian Chant
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The Joys of Being Catholic. The Catholicism that I know. Thursday, March 19, 2015. Vatican II and the Gregorian Chant. ON THE SACRED LITURGY. ON DECEMBER 4, 1963. What are some of the reasons Vatican II chose the Gregorian chant as having the pride of place? Before becoming Catholic, our family attended churches that were on fire for the Lord, especially in the music. With a Christian band on stage playing their hearts out- the beat of the drums- it was a total body praise to the Lord! Wellno. For a ...
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The Joys of Being Catholic: The Passion Week of Christ and the Passion Week for His Church
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The Joys of Being Catholic. The Catholicism that I know. Tuesday, March 31, 2015. The Passion Week of Christ and the Passion Week for His Church. When my husband and I entered the Catholic Church, and our children followed, we entered amidst a flurry of controversy. Like the Apostles, one out of twelve traitors to the faith should not be surprising. That would make it. The reality is not near that bleak. The Catholic Church has very, very few demons in it. And they have finally awakened to the sc...Our f...
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The Joys of Being Catholic: May 22, 2015 What We MUST Learn from Ireland
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The Joys of Being Catholic. The Catholicism that I know. Monday, May 25, 2015. May 22, 2015 What We MUST Learn from Ireland. Today, I do not have joy in being Catholic. Today I am heartbroken. The Emerald Isle, the beautiful little Catholic country who has been the leader in being so faithful to God for fifteen centuries has slapped God in the face. Who is to blame? Secondly, it was some of the USA billionaires who flooded Ireland with money to the tune of $25 million dollars to bribe the people to vote ...
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The Joys of Being Catholic: Monday, March 16, 2009
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The Joys of Being Catholic. The Catholicism that I know. Monday, March 16, 2009. The Joy of the Catholic Worldview Part II (Church). This is very different from a Catholic view of church. Here is a very short description of how Catholics view mass:. Babies are baptized into the kingdom of God and are seen as full members of God's body. They do not then later need to be "saved." The emphasis in church is not becoming a Christian but living as a Christian. Arthur and Teresa Beem. Catholics enjoy wine, but ...