Recent content by Walter

Just as there's Catholics who either don't understand what the Church teaches about the Eucharisti or lack the faith to believe it, there's plenty of Baptists who don't have a clue what Baptists believe. I had a friend who was a member of a local Baptist church who told me although he kept...

Ben, if I'm had more time I would give my own response, however, here is the Catholic Answers response: Jesus' Words: Jesus' statement in John 6:63, "It is the spirit that gives life, the flesh is of no avail," is seen by Catholics as clarifying the need for spiritual understanding to grasp...

At other times when Jesus used metaphors to describe Himself, ie: 'I am the door' or 'I am the vine', He was using metaphorical language. However, when He said 'This is my body', 'this is my blood', it's not in metaphorical language. Yes, we do it in remembrance of Him, but it is much more than...

Hmmm, Jesus used this very prayer as His preface to presenting His answer to the question as to what is the greatest commandment yet you mock it? Question, how about the hymn: King Of My Heart'? 'Your a good good Father, that's who You are, who You are, who You are, that's who you are. . ...

lol, I grew up in Baptist churches where the pastor's wore anything but 'ordinary clothes'. In fact, those expensive suits white dress shoes (always white in those days, especially evangelists) probably costs more than the vestments of liturgical churches. It was often the object of humor in my...

To Catholics, anything you may find used in worship in the New Testament, especially in the book of Revelation, is used in Catholic worship: vestments, lights, incense, chants, processions, and so on. 'Candles have the specific symbolism of shedding light, which is both practical and mystical...

Yes! I read the following commentary: 'John describes the heavenly worship in these terms: “The twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb, each holding a harp, and with golden bowls of incense, which are the prayers of the saints” (Rev. 5:8). The angels also play a role in bringing our...