Kelly Bowring has written this book titled - The Secrets, Chastisment and Triumph, published by Two Hearts Press. It even comes with an Imprimatur from Archbishop Ricardo J. Cardinal Vidal.
What's the book about?
If you're Catholic and you see the phrase Two Hearts as well as learn that Cardinal Vidal is a Marian expert, you should catch on.
And watch this video for some thrilling and possibly spine tingling and hair raising lessons...
And so we ask the eternal question on every generation's mind since humankind appeared on the face of the Earth and could contemplate the mysteries of the universe - is there Life After Death and more importantly - is there any Proof of Life After Death.
If you are someone who is seeking the answer, I have good news for you. There is now proof of life after death and it's not found in the Tanakh (Jewish Bible), Christian Bible, Quran or any other religion's scriptures.
Shockingly, this proof of life after death is found in the scriptures of the secular - Time Magazine!
Dr. Jeffrey Long, a radiation oncologist (no less) has studied hundreds of life after death experiences and has come to the conclusion that these experiences are definitely confirmation of the irrefutable proof of life after death. Read his interview with Time Magazine - Proof of Life After Death.
If Martin Luther were alive today, do you think he would approve the idea of marriage for Catholic priests?
I just think about this question after answering another related investigation. The idea of Catholic priests who remain unmarried and dates back hundreds of celibacy centuries. The sexual abuse scandals abound, do you think Martin Luther would approve of married priests If it were still alive? Consider the fact that he disapproved of the pardons, offices of the Pope are sold, children being elected to the office of the pope (Pope Leo X is an example of this), etc. Or is it still a negative opinion of the Catholic Church?
We already know he approved of priests married, and he himself married.
We have all listened to the commentary that Jesus' entry into Jerusalem on a donkey indicated his humility of entering on a donkey instead of a stallion (signifiying a triumphant, arrogant ruler).
There's another way of interpreting why jesus chose a donkey as his mode of transport.
In Numbers we read that Balaam rode a donkey to meet with Balak the king of the Moabites (Numbers 22:21). My Jerusalem Bible footnote to this verse states that a donkey was considered a princely mount during the second millennium BC.
So, I think when Jesus entered Jerusalem mounted on a donkey it wasn't humility He was portraying but rather symbolizing His kingship.
You would also remember that in Exodus when God stipulated to Moses that He wants all first-born of all animals to be sacrificed for sin, except the first born donkeys. I have not found the reason for sparing the donkey but I think it's because it's the princely mount.
It's also interesting that of all animals God made, only the donkey (Balaam's donkey) was given the gift of speech. This is an animal we usually consider to be stupid. God sure knows how to raise the lowly...
Is yoga sanctioned by the Church for Catholic Christians?
My wife (Carol) used to go for daily yoga classess for about 3 years until her spiritual director informed her that yoga is forbidden for Catholics because it is infused with elements of Hinduism. My cousin who used to go for yoga lessons also concurred with the priest.
So Carol and I googled to confirm what the Church says. We actually came across several articles written by some priests that yoga was indeed a form of Hindu worship masquerading as exercise. At the same time we also discovered that there was a Catholic yoga instructor who extracted the Hindu elements from the exercise.
Since early this year Carol has stopped going for yoga. Last month a friend of hers who is a Catholic doctor rebutted that yoga was not unCatholic and this instigated Carol to reconsider returning to yoga lessons.
This morning, I read this news article that yoga instructors in St. Louis, Missiouri are up in arms that the State will impose a sales tax. And guess what these instructors claim as the reason they should be exempted?
They claim that since yoga incorporates Hindu spiritual practices, yoga should be considered a religious practice and so exempt from tax.
I guess that should settle the question of whether yoga contains unCatholic or unChristian rituals. The yoga masters themselves have spoken.
But if you still want to practice yoga without the Hindu practices, I found these that may be of interest to you...
Religion assignment: Ecumenism, conflict and division?
No matter where i look on the internet i cant find anything close to a time line on conflicts, devision and Ecumenism in the catholic church. I need 6 eventd on conflict and devision and 4 recent events of cooperation within the catholic church.
Does anyone know of any dates or websites? Any help is apreciated
Chears
Go to Google and type in these words- - - 'Catholic church and ecuminism' - You will come up with some information from Wikipedia which might be helpful. Good luck to you.
