I’ve been told tonight that what I really need is “The JOY of a personal relationship with the Lord has been denied you due to the Catholic organization they have slipped in-between you and God the Father. Such a DRAG. I am here because I love you and care. Jesus came so you could have […]

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While I was away on retreat, there was a discussion on that homeschooling forum about the meaning of Holy Communion in the protestant tradition (generally speaking) and in the Catholic Church. As usual in these sorts of conversations, the idea that Catholics believed that Holy Communion in the Catholic Church was met with understandable umbrage. […]

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Today's gospel reading for the Feast of St. Peter and St. Paul reminded me of this entry and I thought I would re-post it. I just love it when suddenly a scripture passage comes alive for me and this is one that really has since I became Catholic.
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Originally Posted by someone on that […]

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Oh look! the April 2008 newsletter has been posted on Just for Catholics and they’ve happened to hit on one of those things that positively sets my hair on fire! Since it doesn’t look like they archive these newsletters, I will reproduce it here (in italics) with  my comments in between.

What is the second commandment?You shall […]

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On the Protestant homeschool forum I hang out on I often hear about Catholics who are just “going through the motions.” Now I am not living with any kind of delusion that all Catholics have a deep and vibrant faith and there aren’t those who are indeed “going through the motions” but there are some […]

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Originally Posted by someone on that Protestant homeschooling forum
I don’t really understand where you are going with this.
“Simon son of Jonah”…… “Barjonah” or “son of Jonah”…..it’s just telling you Peter’s surname. I looked at several Catholic Bible Commentaries online looking for the link, but this is all they came up with as well.
I’ve always understood […]

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