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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Sal shared this comment with me on the Do Catholics Worship Images post:

Ever heard the Scott Hahn story about how he was lecturing at some church that had a tableaux of the apparition of Fatima on the lawn? Our Lady, the children, sheep, the works. He or his companion said, ‘Wow, is this a great […]

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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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The following appeared on Keeping The Home on April 7, 2008. The author of Keeping the Home does not allow rebuttals in her comments section as is her right. It’s her blog after all. Nevertheless, I would like to provide a Catholic perspective (although certainly not authoritative) to her remarks. I have also discovered that sometimes her […]

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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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