Category: Faith
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Saint José Sánchez del Río
Yesterday, Pope Francis canonized seven new Saints in the Catholic Church. One of them was José Sánchez del Río, a Cristero who was martyred at the age of 14: In 1927, Catholic Mexico was immersed in a violent storm of religious persecution. The President of Mexico at that time was a despot named Plutarco Calles. His…
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Thursday Ghostbusters Open Comments
I stumbled across this video, a Catholic priest discussing ghosts and the Catholic faith: I was reminded of a story that a nun told me in a workshop at my church. She had worked at a local hospital on the chaplaincy staff, and was assigned a new patient. She walked into “John’s” room and was…
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Wednesday Bible Math Open Comments
I found this article interesting: The authenticity of the Holy Bible has been attacked at regular intervals by atheists and theologians alike but none have explained away the mathematical seal beneath its surface. It would seem the divine hand has moved to prevent counterfeiting in the pages of the Bible in a similar manner to…