I know that when I was a Protestant, and truthfully for many years after I converted, I could not understand why on earth anyone would pray the rosary. The only reasons I could come up with like, it must be because their mother taught them, or because Sister Mary Margaret Perpetua of the Sacred Whatevers […]

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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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John 20:19-23 was one of those passage of scripture that used to puzzle me as a Protestant.So get your Bibles, I'll wait. Or you can read it here. In the end, I figured since nobody ever bothered to talk about the "breathing on them part" it wasn't that important. I figured it was probably some […]

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The post I made the other day about "Catholic" jewelry and my reasons for wearing the jewelry that I do and those reasons having to do with my relationship with Jesus and what He has called me to do in my life and not Mary-worship or other superstitious stuff, sparked a conversation on the Catholic […]

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I heard this today. I won’t bother with a source, because it isn’t necessary. I’ve heard similar sentiments before and from many places and the quote is only a springboard from which I would like to give my perspective.

Is it not true that Mother Mary is worshiped and revered by many?  Many carry around beads and […]

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Let me start by saying that I was wrong in my post the other day (Catholics and the Second Commandment), I said that it didn’t look like the newsletters posted on JustForCatholics.org were archived. I was wrong. I have discovered them on what is presumably Dr. Mizzi’s blog which is here for those who are interested. […]

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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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