The Chapel of Saint Ananias, where he baptized and restored the sight of Saint Paul after a vision from the Lord. Located on the historic Straight Street in Damascus, as mentioned in Acts 9.
It is being reported that Donald Trump is scheduled to visit The National Shrine of Our Lady of Czestochowa in Doylestown Pennsylvania on Sunday, Sept 22.
George Washington had a painting of the Virgin Mary in his home at Mount Vernon. He attended mass at St. Maryโs Catholic Church while in Philadelphia for the First Continental Congress, and donated money toward the construction of a Catholic church in Baltimore.
As Christ's return approaches, we will increasingly see credible evidence that the Catholic Church is the one true Church. He is gathering His lost sheep.
In 1400 it could take monks a year to copy a Bible. Only institutions and the wealthy could afford Bibles. Most people were illiterate. For centuries the Catholic Church protected the word of God from heretical translations, a service for which all Christians should be thankful.
A new scientific study released today dates the Shroud of Turin to the time of Jesus. In His love, God is providing skeptics with information to believe before Jesus returns.
Catholic Convert - In 1979, as John Wayne was battling cancer, he was received into the Catholic Church. His great-grandson, Fr. Matthew Munoz said that Wayneย regretted not becoming a Catholic sooner. Wayneโs funeral Mass was held at Our Lady Queen of Angels.
In 1902, Babe Ruth was sent to St. Mary's School for Boys, where Brother Matthias taught him to play baseball. Although he strayed from God and his Catholic faith during his career, he returned to his spiritual roots near the end of his life. He died wearing a Miraculous Medal.
Did George Washington convert to Catholicism? Since the time of his death, it has been whispered he did. It is said that his close friend, Catholic priest, Fr. Leonard Neale, from St. Maryโs Mission, baptized him on his deathbed.
If we ask, Mary will comfort and pray for us at the hour of our death. "Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death. Amen"
Catholic Convert - Hank Aaron, Hall of Fame baseball player. A friendship with a Catholic priest helped lead to Hank and his wife's conversion in 1959. He was known to frequently read Thomas ร Kempis' 15th-century book, The Imitation of Christ, which he kept in his locker.
Catholic Queen Mary I attempted to reverse the English Reformation and restore the Church's confiscated property. Can you imagine how great England and the world would be if they had remained Catholic?
"I tell you that in the same way there will be more rejoicing in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons who do not need to repent." (Luke 15:7)
February 5, 1685. King Charles II of England converts to Catholicism. His Catholic brother, the future James II, told Benedictine monk, Fr. Huddleston that the king wished to finally convert. His deathbed conversion was recorded by Anglican bishopย Gilbert Burnet.
Catholics don't worship Mary. We love her. Contrary to Protestant beliefs, she was not a "mere vessel"- a term not found in Scripture. Mary is the mother of Jesus. Jesus is God. Mary is the Mother of God!
Bob and Dolores Hope contributed toward the building of chapels, shrines and altars in churches all over the US, including Our Lady of Hope Chapel at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception and the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels in Los Angeles.
Nearly 600 Catholic Nuns served as nurses during the Civil War. "They comforted the dying.ย Nursed the wounded.ย Carried hope to the imprisoned.ย Gave in His name a drink of water to the thirsty." Inscription on the Nuns of the Battlefield Monument, Washington, D.C.
Catholic convert and acting legend James Earl Jones has passed away. He converted while in the Army, saying, "The only thing I had that wasn't geared toward killing was the Catholic Church, to which I had converted, and the complete works of Shakespeare."
Jesus established the Catholic Church when He gave the "keys to the kingdom of heaven" to Peter (Matthew 16:18-19). Later, in John 17:21, He prayed for unity among all believers. Jesus desires that all believers be united within His Church, the Catholic Church.
Hail, Mary, full of grace,
the Lord is with thee.
Blessed art thou amongst women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
Holy Mary, Mother of God,
pray for us sinners,
now and at the hour of our death.ย Amen.
In 1525 Luther wrote of how he regretted the evil he had unleashed. "This won't have baptism, that denies the efficacy of the Lord's supper...some say this, others that; and there are almost as many sects and beliefs as there are heads." (Martin Luther, Letter to Antwerp, 1525)
He had no army, yet kings feared Him. He won no military battles, yet He conquered the world. He did not live in a castle, yet they called Him Lord. He ruled no nations, yet they called Him King.
The fruits of Protestantism Reformation>Enlightenment >Individualism>Secularism > Relativism>Feminism>Sexual Revolution>Artificial Contraception>Abortion>Gay Marriage >Transgenderism
While tracing my wife's genealogy, I discovered her relation to Cardinal John Morton, one of the last Catholic Archbishops of Canterbury (1486 - 1500). He served as King Henry VII's most trusted advisor and mentor to St. Thomas More.
I'm tired of debating Protestants. I'll leave that to others. I'd rather celebrate our shared love for Jesus. We agree on His divinity, incarnation, death, and resurrection for the salvation of humanity!
Today, Jesus is calling all to come home to the Catholic Church. Will you come home to the truth and beauty of the Church founded by Jesus and the Church of your ancestors?
After Massachusetts legalized Catholicism in 1780, the first public Mass in Boston was held in 1788 at the home of Revolutionary War veteran Louis Baury de Bellerive and his wife, Mary Clark. By 2010, 45% of the states citizens identified as Catholic.
Holy, holy, holy
Lord God of Hosts.
Heaven and earth are full of your glory.
Hosanna in the highest.
Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord.
Hosanna in the highest.
I forgive every cruelty unleashed upon me. I love & pray for those persecuting me. I accept the abuse & use it to do penance for all my past sins.
Above all shadows rides the sun.
No matter how much I am reviled, I keep my eyes on Christ. Above all darkness of evil, God reigns!
The first reading in today's Mass, celebrated in 221,000 Catholic churches worldwide, is Acts 16:11-15, where Paul converts Lydia. Every day, the Catholic Church spreads the Gospel to all corners of the earth!
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Someone thought I was encouraging a religious war. I am not. It is Christian imagery to help remember a country's religious heritage, and to be proactive in our faith.