A Child's Faith

In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit

First of all, there's a new group on CF: Friends of Pope Benedict. Come and join if you are a person who supports the Pope's work in spreading the Gospel, and his work in the world.

Recently, I read Pope Benedict's latest book - Jesus of Nazareth, Holy Week. It is a wonderful book which I highly recommend to all Christians. In this book, the...

judechild

In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit: !

I write today on a more somber note than before. I'm sure most are aware of the terrible scandal that has plagued the Catholic Church. This evil has occured, and has damaged the lives of many innocent children of God; my prayers are with them everyday. I Hope (and by that, I mean trust in God) that the tares among the wheat will be removed, and that the injured will find some reconciliation with the Church,...

judechild

Hi everyone! As usual, I'd like to begin in the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit !

I love the Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI! As a catholic, I see the Pope as a sign of unity and fatherhood and he is fulfilling both of those roles in his upcoming Apostalic Constitution. This Constitution will allow certain groups of Angelicans who have expressed an interest in ending the 500 year separation, and to keep their own liturgical traditions and style of worship!...

judechild

Hi Kyreree! Well, here we go; in the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit !

Today I would like to talk a little bit, from a Catholic perspective, about the role the Church plays in the life of the Christian.

The Church is sometimes seen as kind of an oppresive institution that makes up rules in order to make sure nobody has any fun; or, in another view, the Church acting as the final authority in the matters of dogma is seen as turning Catholics...

judechild

Hello again Kyreree! Let's begin as before; in the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.

I've read some posts on this forum that are written by some very good and holy people who scoff at the idea of having religious art; some even going so far as to say that the elaborate cathedrals of the Middle Ages somehow took away from the Word of God as a whole. Others cite the first commandment: "You shall not carve idols for yourselves in the shape of anything...

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