Sunday, February 12, 2017

Do You Want The Bible Alone Or The Whole Truth


  I remember those days that I spent in the Assembly Of God Church where it was the bible alone. Well at the time I never realized what I was missing. I did how ever realize what was missing once I was out of that church. My wife, kids and I ended up in the Lutheran Church for quite a few years and I did see some of those things I was missing start to show up again. We did eventually go back to the Catholic Church and I was and am very happy to be sharing in all those sacraments I had missed so much.
  I have heard many people in the Catholic Church refer to it as the fullness of the faith. My only concern is what will happen to the people that are not in the Catholic Church. In other words as it says in John 6:54 whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life and I will raise him on the last day.
I know when I was deciding on what church had the whole truth I was not thinking of the Catholic Church. I did alot of searching through history and read various religious books. The funny thing is that I kept ending right back up at the Catholic Church. I happened to watch the journey home show on EWTN and heard them mention the Early Church Fathers. I read books and listened to all kinds of information. I came to the conclusion that the Catholic Church was and is the only true church.
                   

   The only thing I can say is you must set out on your own journey to find the truth. You will find many that will try to persuade you to follow their church or try to find ways to bring down the Catholic Church. Just remember as it says in the bible "The Gates Of Hell Shall Not Prevail Against It".


                  


                  


Sunday, January 8, 2017

What Do Catholics Believe


 I have been in many situations where someone has made a totally incorrect statement about the Catholic Church. Yes I corrected the individual and they were very surprised at the misinformation they were given. You see the problem is that many people see with their eyes and don't know the facts. One common one is that we pray to the statues. Well no in fact the statue is merely a reminder of the person and what they did in their lives. Also when we are praying we are asking that individual to pray for us. Many people think that once your dead your gone. That is just simply not true, because it says in the bible to be absent from the body is to be present with Christ.
 So what should we do as Catholics to spread the truth about the Catholic Church and what we believe. I believe we should do just what is says in the Bible. We should put on the Armor of God. In other words we should find all the material written by Catholics and share it with others. This can be done through the building of websites, blogs, social media like facebook and twitter as well as many others. I believe if we all started to share the information, people and other faiths would have a better understanding of the Catholic Faith. They would also find out that we actually have more in common then they know.
 So start by purchasing various books on the Catholic Church and Catholic Faith. Start up websites and more blogs, then show the Love and Respect that Jesus wanted all of us to do. I believe that as others see what we believe and why we do it, they may be drawn into the church. I would suggest watching shows on EWTN such as The Journey Home. This is a show where many different individuals have left their churches to join the Catholic Church. It can be very interesting and a worthwhile experience. You will also learn some things you may not have known about your Catholic Faith.
 It's Time To Learn And Share Our Catholic Faith