https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xw7YpQT4VbU Comment: On this beautiful Feast, we remember the miracle of Our Lady's conception in her mother's womb, at which time she was, exceptionally, redeemed by being conceived without the stain of Original Sin - unique among human beings. As always with Feast day threads, feel free to ask questions, discuss related issues, and share your...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zIdcGETVO6M&feature=youtu.be First in the Catholic Truth series, Thinking Through Catholic Truth – The Big Questions…Explored, where we discuss "salvation" with a fundamentalist Protestant. Comments invited.
For a child is born to us, and a son is given to us, and the government is upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called, Wonderful, Counsellor, God the Mighty, the Father of the world to come, the Prince of peace. (Isaiah 9:6) Comment: A very happy Christmas to one and all from the editor...
Note: The video which originally led this conversation, was removed, marked "Private" on YouTube. Source - Strange Notions Comment: A woman - we'll call her Harriet - contacted me recently to attack Catholic Truth, and to defend the indefensible modernist revolution in the Church. This includes, of course, a defence of Papa Francis. When I reminded her...
On this major Feast of Our Lady, we enjoy an exchange of favourite hymns, prayers, favours granted, and, of course, jokes and stories of interest. Happy Feast Day to everyone!
In the year 1251, in the town of Aylesford in England, Our Lady appeared to St. Simon Stock, a Carmelite. She handed him a brown woollen scapular and said, “This shall be a privilege for you and all Carmelites, that anyone dying in this habit shall not suffer eternal fire.” In time, the Church extended...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GfZqZlUN1qE#t=37 This Christmas thread is to allow us firstly to reflect on the momentous event which changed the world forever - the birth of our Saviour, Jesus Christ: hence feel free to post your favourite prayer, hymn, story, poem of the season etc. Secondly, this thread is to allow a breather from serious discussions, so some...
The Little Number of Those Who Are Saved by St Leonard of Port Maurice The extract below from the famous sermon of St Leonard is published in the Education section of our xurrent newsletter. It will be continued in our next edition. In the meantime, we thought it would be interesting to discuss it here. Does the...
