catholic considerations: December 2011

"Our earthly liturgies must be celebrations full of beauty and power: Feasts of the Father who created us—that is why the gifts of the earth play such a great part: the bread, the wine, oil and light, incense, sacred music, and splendid colors. Feasts of the Son who redeemed us—that is why we rejoice in our liberation, breathe deeply in listening to the Word, and are strengthened in eating the Eucharistic Gifts. Feasts of the Holy Spirit who lives in us—that is why there is a wealth of consolation, knowledge, courage, strength, and blessing that flows from these sacred assemblies." unknown source possibly YOUCAT Mal.1.11 For from the rising of the sun even unto the going down of the same my name shall be great among the Gentiles; and in every place incense shall be offered unto my name, and a pure offering: for my name shall be great among the heathen, saith theLord of hosts.

Wednesday, December 21, 2011

Debate on Justification by Sungenis and White

This is an older dabte which consists of 25 videos. You can get the whole debate at youtube.

Monday, December 19, 2011

Pope's statements on evangelism

http://www.christlife.org/resources/articles/popequote.html The Pope's statements on evangelism

Sunday, December 18, 2011

This explains what has happened to the RC

This helps to explain, perhaps, what has happened in the liberal RC. However this guy is a bit weird in some of his other beliefs so it makes one wonder if he is trustworthy. However I like what Armstrong says here and it may apply to Sungenis (who is speaking in this video): Traditionalists" (especially of the more radical type) are not more consistent than regular old "orthodox Catholics" like myself (whom they sometimes disdainfully call "neo-Catholics"), who accept all that the Church teaches. To the contrary, they are quite inconsistent. They want to remain Catholic, but pick and choose what doctrines they will accept and which they will reject (what we call "cafeteria Catholics"): precisely as Catholic liberals do, and what Luther did to start his revolt, and what Protestants do today. They put themselves in the driver's seat, judging popes and councils alike with impunity, which is not what the Catholic Church teaches. It's a liberal and Protestant notion of private judgment.