Below I’ve pasted (in purple) a comment from Ethan that I recently received to an earlier post . My response is the black text which follows the comment.
I think the Bible uses the word “saint” to say those who are fellow believers on earth and also those who are in Heaven. (I can [...]
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Keeping in Touch With Friends in High Places
Posted in Saints & Prayers, Why Do Catholics Do That? on February 10, 2008 | 1 Comment »
“Why would you want to take your kids to a Latin Mass?”
Posted in The Church, Why Do Catholics Do That? on September 26, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Someone (a non-Catholic) asked me this question recently. I was a little startled because the question I would want to know is “Why would anyone NOT want to take their kids to a Latin Mass?” I quickly forget how different my perspective is from many of the folks in my life. In [...]
Everybody Needs at Least One Really Good Sharpener….
Posted in Why Do Catholics Do That? on July 1, 2007 | 6 Comments »
…as in the Proverbs 27 kind:
“Iron sharpens iron, and one man sharpens another. ” Proverbs 27:17
I am truly blessed to have a small handful of good “sharpeners”. The majority of these women are non-Catholic women who are sincerely trying to understand [...]
The Sign of the Cross
Posted in Why Do Catholics Do That? on May 2, 2007 | 2 Comments »
I’m sure you have seen, either in person, or on television, a Catholic making the Sign of the Cross across their body. It is a gesture observed by Western Catholics, Eastern Orthodox, and some Anglicans and Episcopalians as well. When we do this, we are recalling our baptism “in the name of the Father, [...]
