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More Pro-Life Arguments
2007-02-19 09:17:01
Chris from CatholicDaily has a great post on the use of correct language regarding pregnancy and abortion. I highly recommend it! Good stuff. fanatholicarum
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New Project
2007-02-17 15:14:06
Hi everyone, I’ve been dabbling with a new project. You can check it out at at AgnusDaily.com. Be sure to read the about section! fanatholicarum
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The Fray: How to save a life
2007-02-14 03:11:07
I’m sure that most of you that listen to Christian rock have heard this song many times over, but I had to put it on my site. The Fray is one of the few Christian artists to steer away from the Christian record labels in order to be heard by the mainstream music media. Along with other bands like Switchfoot and MuteMath, they were not pigeon holed into one genre of music, and are now able to reach and evangelize a wider audience. Hopefully, more Christian bands do the same! fanatholicarum
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The Dark Side of Pottery
2007-02-11 03:09:07
Just about everyone, Catholic and Non-Catholic, is somewhat familiar with Jeremiah 18:1-6. It is the famous “Hands of the Potter ” passage in which God explains that he shapes our very lives as a potter shapes a mound of clay. It is a very touching analogy, and is used time and again in many homilies to show how God is lovingly shaping our lives. But I’ve yet to hear anything from the pulpit that refers to the bad news of this great piece of scripture. Do you know the bad news? Let’s contemplate what a potter does. A potter takes a moist, shapeless mound of clay and sets it on his spinning wheel. He then, through much skill, begins to slowly gives it three things. His first goal is to give the clay a pleasant appearance. Beauty is what makes it pleasing and acceptable to others, and makes it worth buying and using. Nobody likes an ugly pot, no matter how useful it is. Secondly, the potter gives his object functionality. He determines what this objec...
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Favorite Christian Artists: Cross Movement
2007-02-08 03:07:01
Alright, I’m back for a bit. I’ve got to share this group with everyone. Cross Movement is a Christian Rap group that has been around for a while. They have a lot of great songs, and this one in particular is just fun. The song is called “Know Me” and is reminiscent of secular artists such as DJ Quick. The lyrics are explosively fast, and the beat is non-stop. These guys are great! fanatholicarum
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The One Thing Necessary
2007-02-01 03:02:03
Some of you may be wondering why I haven’t been updating my blog as regularly as normal.  Well, the reason is because I am trying to do the one thing necessary. I’m trying to stop being a busy bee that’s always trying to do something, and stop at our Lord’s feet and know Him.  Throughout my life I have constantly tried to know about God, rather than trying to get to know Him.  A line from Thomas A’Kempis has been ringing in my ear for the past few days, “What does it matter if you can explain everything about the Trinity, and yet displease the Trinity by your actions?”  I’ve been feeling the need to get away from books and writing in order to spend more time with the person I am writing about.  Will I continue with the blog?  Of course, but I feel I will be much more effective in writing if I take a step back.  So, for a short while I will be updating the blog less.  However, if anyone has any questions about God, morality, or anything...
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Why hate religion posts
2007-01-31 03:01:01
Here are links to all the links to my “Why we hate religion” posts. Original Post Part 2 Part 3.1 Part 3.2 Part 3.3 Part 3.4 fanatholicarum
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Favorite Christian Artists: Pillar
2007-01-27 14:58:01
As suggested by Chris , Here’s a cool song by pillar. May favorite is “Hypnotized” but I can’t seem to find it. This one is called “Bring Me Down.” Sorry for not being around. I’ll be back soon I promise. I’m a busy Catholic boy. fanatholicarum
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Don?t miss me too much!
2007-01-26 02:56:04
Hi everyone! I might be away for a liittle bit. I’m setting up a side blog for some Catholic friends of mine. It should be done soon. Hope everyone has a blessed day! fanatholicarum
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Pro-Life Vs. Pro-Choice Logic: Skepticism
2007-01-24 14:54:01
One of the popular arguments made by those who are supporters of a woman’s “right to choose” is the fact that we don’t know for sure whether or not the fetus is a living human person. Many Christians find this argument to be simply repulsive. The pro-lifer says “How can anyone say that it is not a life? It’s displaying characteristics of life from the very beginning of conception! And if the embryo was made by two humans, then it logically follows that this is human life.” The pro-choicer responds, “But we cannot know for sure that it is a human life. It is only a blob of cells at conception, and until the fetus grows a brain, it can’t even feel anything. Unless their’s proof that it’s a human being at conception, then there is nothing wrong with abortion.” I hate to admit it, but those that are on the pro-choice side of the battle lines are right. They are not correct that abortion is not morally repre...
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Anniversary of Death
2007-01-24 14:54:01
Today marks the 34th anniversary of the Roe vs. Wade decision. Out of respect for the 40+ million children who have died, I will not be posting anything else for the rest of the day. Please keep their little souls in your prayers, and pray for those that are currently unborn. Priests for Life Jane Roe’s Conversion Story Pro-Life Information God bless everyone. May God have mercy on us. fanatholicarum
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Favorite Christian Artists: Falling Up
2007-01-24 14:54:01
These guys are definitely on my top 10 list (Hey, that’s not a bad idea. Top ten Christ ian artists list will be coming soon). This song is called “Moonlit” and is off of their latest album “Dawn Escapes.” fanatholicarum
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Parents, keep your hands to yourself!
2007-01-24 14:54:01
The latest on a new non-spanking bill in being pushed in California from Mercury News: SACRAMENTO - The state Legislature is about to weigh in on a question that stirs impassioned debate among moms and dads: Should parents spank their children? Assemblywoman Sally Lieber, D-Mountain View, wants to outlaw spanking children up to 3 years old. If she succeeds, California would become the first state in the nation to explicitly ban parents from smacking their kids. Making a swat on the behind a misdemeanor might seem a bit much for some — and the chances of the idea becoming law appear slim, at best — but Lieber begs to differ. “I think it’s pretty hard to argue you need to beat a child 3 years old or younger,'’ Lieber said. “Is it OK to whip a 1-year-old or a 6-month-old or a newborn?'’ The bill, which is still being drafted, will be written broadly, she added, prohibiting “any striking of a child, any corporal punishment, smacking, hi...
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Sorry. . . No card, no food.
2007-01-24 14:54:01
Thanks to Esther for this one: Catholics in the UK are now starting to carry cards that alert their doctors that they would like to have fluids and food given to them should they be admitted to the hospital. Unfortunately, food is now seen as extraordinary means of keeping someone alive. Many doctors in the UK have ordered that all of the cafeterias be closed within many of the hospitals. Patients are reminded that healthy visits are brief visits. (Ok I’m joking about the closing of cafeterias. Tangible food is not considered an extraordinary means of keeping a conscious patient alive. . . yet.) You can read about the “Please sir. . . may I have some food” card here! fanatholicarum
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Please help the Over Privileged Children Fund
2007-01-24 14:54:01
Seeing a video like this will break your heart. While there are children who don’t eat for a week in places like Ghana and Rwanda, there are children in here in the United States that don’t even have the new Nintendo Wii. Please be aware of their suffering. fanatholicarum
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The Seven Deadly Virtues: Humility
2007-01-24 14:54:01
Virtues (If you know what that word means. It’s hardly used anymore) are deadly. Not in the same way as vices, but they do kill you. What I want to do is help you understand the virtues that once were, and the only way to do that is for you to die. Are you shocked? You shouldn’t be. Saint Paul said “To die in the Lord is gain,” and that’s exactly what we are going to do. I hope by now the shock has worn off and you realize that I do not mean for you to physically cease to be. Physically dying would be a much easier but much less fruitful task. No, what we want to do is empty ourselves, to the point that we lose ourselves. Why would we want to do that? Well, let’s take a look at who we are. We are all selfish, self-righteous, prideful, arrogant, unloving, lying, envious and jealous people. In other words, “somethin’ done went wrong with us.” Do you not find any of those traits in you? If you don’t, please send m...
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Response From a Reader Concerning the Capital Punishment
2007-01-02 02:49:02
The following is a response from a reader in the comment section.  His words are in blue, while mine shall remain in black. Pope John Paul II made significant errors within his Evagelium Vitae, with regard to the death penalty and, as a result, those teachings should not have been enterred into the Catechism. Please review. I am not a theologian, so I won’t be able to go into Evangelium Vitae extensively.  However, I do find it puzzling that those who are for a more liberal use of the death penalty by the state tend to say that Pope John Paul II was absolutely in error in the writing of the encyclical, and thus we do not have to take his words as authoritative.  Or better yet, that an encyclical itself is not infallible, therefore we don’t have to follow it’s teaching.  I would remind my fellow Catholics that, although an encyclical is not necessarily an infallible declaration, it is still very much authoritative.  Pope Pius XII states...
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Happy New Year Everyone!
2007-01-01 20:48:02
I hope you and your families have a great new year, and a blessed time during the feast of Mary, Mother of God! May this next year be one that leads toward the peace of Christ, and the decrease of the anti-life ideology throughout the world.  Happy New Year !
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Poll: What Do You Think About The Saddam Hanging?
2007-01-01 02:47:01
Do you think the Saddam hanging was morally correct? Yes No I Don't Know I Don't Care View Results
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When the Lord Attacks!
2006-12-31 14:46:01
Thanks to Joey for this great one!
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Spokesman for the Vatican Condemns Saddam Death
2006-12-31 14:46:01
VATICAN CITY – The Vatican spokesman on Saturday denounced Saddam Hussein’s execution as “tragic” and expressed worry it might fuel revenge and new violence. The execution is “tragic and reason for sadness,” the Rev. Federico Lombardi said, speaking in French on Vatican Radio’s French-language news program. In separate comments to the station’s English program, Lombardi said that capital punishment cannot be justified “even when the person put to death is one guilty of grave crimes,” and he reiterated the Catholic Church’s overall opposition to the death penalty. Executing Saddam “is not a way to reconstruct justice” in Iraqi society, the spokesman said. “It might fuel the spirit of revenge and sow seeds of new violence.” Lombardi expressed the hope that leaders “do everything possible” so that “from this dramatic situation ways might open to reconciliation and peace.”I...
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The Moral Implications of the Saddam Hanging
2006-12-31 14:46:01
The big news of the day is the hanging death of Saddam Hussein, and one of the biggest questions concerning this event is whether or not is was morally correct to do so. This question is even greater in the minds of the Cat holic faithful, who on one hand see the ill effects a bloodthirsty tyrant had on a society, and on the other understand that vengeance is not the appropriate response to evil. The Catechism of the Catholic Church states: 2267 Assuming that the guilty party’s identity and responsibility have been fully determined, the traditional teaching of the Church does not exclude recourse to the death penalty, if this is the only possible way of effectively defending human lives against the unjust aggressor. If, however, non-lethal means are sufficient to defend and protect people’s safety from the aggressor, authority will limit itself to such means, as these are more in keeping with the concrete conditions of the common good and are more in conformity to the ...
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The Human Experience
2006-12-30 02:45:01
Grassroots Films is doing it again! This time they are focusing on the human experience. The trailer alone is inspiring, and shows the dignity of every living perspn. Looks to be another winner from this great production group!
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Favorite Christian Artists: Nevertheless
2006-12-30 02:45:01
Video of the song “The Real” by Nevertheless. Great stuff!
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Christmas From Space, Circa 1968
2006-12-30 02:45:01
Chris t mas ain’t over folks (and ain’t, ain’t a word)! At least not for us Catholics. That being said, here’s a piece of American history that celebrates Christmas and the story of Creation. The video is of the Apollo 8 mission in 1968 in which the astronauts read the creation story of Genisis to the enitre world on Christmas day. Very inspiring.
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Won?t Be Around for Christmas
2006-12-30 02:45:01
I’ll be taking a break for Chris t mas . I hope everyone has a great time celebrating the birth of our Lord. Many blessings to all of your faimilies on the joyful event! I’ll probably be back next Wednesday or Thursday.
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Merry RamaHanuKwanzMas Everyone!
2006-12-30 02:45:01
CVSTOS FIDEI had this great find on his blog! Merry *****mas, and enjoy!
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Why God says, ?Me Good, Psychics Bad!?
2006-12-22 20:43:01
I actually saw her (Sylvia Browne) live for a taping of an old television talk show called “The Other Side.” I was there to support one of the coolest high school organizations in the entire United States, the marching band. Anyway, she had the whole audience do some breathing meditations as she described all the colors of the rainbow (no joke!). I broke out in laughter during a moment of silence, but pretended I was coughing, so that I wasn’t asked to leave. I guess my cover-up was believable, since one of the ushers asked if I needed water. Sly Dean. . . so very sly.
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Litany of the Saints
2006-12-22 08:42:02
A beautifully done montage of the saints that are mentioned in the Matt Maher song “Litany of the Saint s .” Beautiful prayer to our family in heaven.

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2006-12-22 08:42:02
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