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The inner life is a journey of self knowledge and knowledge of God at the same time. We have many loves we must subordinate to the one love of Jesus. Apart from the usual loves of youth, we can grow particularly attached to particular things. Mine were Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms and any time...

You mean the Eucharistic celebration, The Mass. “ God speaks about the sacrifices offered to him in every place by us Gentiles - that is the bread of the Eucharist and likewise the cup “ Justin Martyr 155 AD. Dialogue with Trypho. Justin is referring to the prophecy of Malachi being fulfilled...

“Blessed is the one you choose and bring near, to dwell in your courts! We shall be satisfied with the goodness of your house, the holiness of your temple!” In the Eucharist we experience the Goodness of Jesus and His Holiness is all encompassing fragrant incense. Words don’t do this justice...

“Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me.” In the Eucharist the invitation has been sent out many times and many refuse. They ignore Jesus voice. Jesus flesh is real food and blood is real...

What happens on receiving Jesus in The Holy Eucharist is the body and soul exchange of persons. “ He who eats my flesh and drinks my blood abides in me and I in him “ We receive Jesus Heart and He receives our heart. There is no closeness greater than this to Jesus in this world. Jesus...

I don’t know what “parade and pageantry “ you are talking about. But would you expect Christians to be parading anything in a time of gross persecution?

Catholics today get there clergy structure from Apostolic times. The disciples of the Apostles were set up this way. Bishops, Priests and Deacons. Ignatius was appointed by the Apostles as Bishop of Antioch. Under the Bishop is the presbytery the Priests and then the Deacons. Same Catholic...

Yes, we do. The Bishop is central in Catholic structural governance over the Eucharist, we got this through Ignatius in the succession of the Apostles. “See that ye all follow the bishop, even as Christ Jesus does the Father, and the presbytery as ye would the apostles. Do ye also reverence the...

What we do have is Ignatius’ understanding of the Eucharist, that it is the flesh of Christ, regardless of who he was writing to. 'They abstain from the Eucharist and from prayer, because they confess not the Eucharist to be the flesh of our Saviour Jesus Christ, which suffered for our sins...

The condemnation applied to the original heretics that divided the Church. Those that came after are not under that. But if a Protestant is convinced of the truth of Catholic teaching but does not convert, he goes against his own conscience. This is very grave matter. Baptists are not a...

The Eucharist is Jesus, it is the most beautiful wonderous reality. The whole world needs to know this.

Faith without Love cancels out salvation. Both are by Grace. He who hears Jesus words and puts them into action. You can’t just believe Jesus and sit like a sack of potatoes. Faith must extend to working through love, not just believing in your head.

Or you are simply reading your own opinions into scripture like every other Bible aloner who reads his different opinions into scripture. It’s amazing how each Bible aloner renders his own opinion from the same scripture.

No, we don’t think just believing in your head, and sitting there like a sack of potatoes is salvific. No, we think that’s a crap idea, and unscriptural.

It’s amazing how your interpretation of Scripture is in perfect alinement with your opinions.

“ Water and Spirit “ regeneration. Not waterless regeneration, no.

No, from memory you have problems understanding works, and faith. We talked about this.

Yes, you are your own Pope Charlie, only you decide interpretation of scripture. It doesn’t matter what all the universal Church believed in antiquity, you a right and they all wrong?

Profession of faith is part of baptism yes. “But we, after we have thus washed him who has been convinced and has assented to our teaching, bring him to the place where those who are called brethren are assembled, in order that we may offer hearty prayers in common for ourselves and for the...