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UPDATED: January 4, 2005 |
Could we be living in the Could it be that Jesus and Mary are trying desperately to get our attention??? Throughout the last 20 or so years I have done much research to determine in my mind and heart the origin of Christianity. After reading volumes upon volumes of dissertations, and having many late night debates with ministers, priests, rabbis, church members, atheists and agnostics ..... I have reached the conclusion that the Roman Catholic Faith is the original Christianity given by Christ Himself, passed down by the Apostles and throughout the ages, by their successors to us. It is the only Christian faith that can trace its' roots directly back to Jesus Himself. It is today, essentially the same as it was two thousand years ago. |
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Here are a few
Scripture passages to get the wheels turning! In common language, here's some of the things Jesus told us to look for:
Now is there anyone out
there that can deny the above? NOTE: We do NOT set "dates" ... we are told that only the Father in Heaven knows of this .. but we ARE told by Jesus, Himself, to know the signs of the times.
I think the reason why there has been more activity regarding apparitions lately is because time IS of the essence! I think we have seen many of the signs that Jesus told us to look for to announce His Return, and although we don't know the day or the hour when He will return, we are told to look for the signs of His Coming and to know the seasons. Jesus and Mary are trying desperately to get through to a materialistic generation that has been led astray by the deceptions of the devil. Commentary by Mark Creech There are plenty of resources all over the net for you to gather information ... any of the search engines will assist you. I will leave some links for you to peruse however, but the main goal here is to (in a nutshell) present to you some facts that will get you to put your thinking cap on and take this more seriously. You may take this information at face value, or feel free to check it out more thoroughly; the choice is yours.
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A footnote at the top *S*
I wish to have you consider a few things before hand. This regards Christianity and the Catholic Faith Itself.
The answers to all
of the above ... Just
a brief note on the much publicized controversy of Priests molesting children. I personally believe that
the majority, if not ALL, of these individuals were not true Priests to
begin with. There is documentation to support the theory that for DECADES
now, if not longer, the Catholic Church has been suffering a severe infiltration
by other individuals with the express purpose of destroying it from the
inside out. Why, you may ask .... I believe the answer is because it IS
the One True Holy and Apostolic Church that Jesus HIMSELF began on earth,
therefore; it's THE One to target. Satan KNOWS what he's
doing, believe me! Discredit the Church, make relativism and sin justification
more the 'norm' ....... make it all convenient and comfortable for today's
on the go lifestyles. "Don't be surprised at Our answer
and don't write it off as simplistic or even superstitious: one of the
Church's greatest needs is to be defended against the evil we call the
Devil." --Pope Paul VI, November 15,
1972, General Audience For a brief synopsis of this riveting true story please click HERE.
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Where many of the visionaries are reportedly speaking
to Mary, let me clear up a few things about our Heavenly Mother.......... Just a few words about the Blessed Mother
.... Mary would be the first one to
tell you that she is not to be worshiped! Many people, however do not acknowledge Mary's role in their lives. She is the Mother of Jesus, yes ... but she is also our Mother as well. Many have a problem with Mary being coined
"the Mother of God". However, this is merely because JESUS is
the 2nd Person of the Holy Trinity, therefore GOD. It does not
mean that SHE brought forth GOD the Father, HIMSELF! At the foot of the cross when Jesus gave Mary to John, He also gave her to us. She cares and intercedes for us as if she bore each one of us herself. We can obtain many graces
and strength from Mary's intercession. Don't forget the Wedding
at Cana. Much too has been said about
the perpetual virginity of our Blessed Mother. Many state with "certainty"
that Jesus had brothers, born of Mary... find out the REAL TRUTH --- Unless
you acknowledge Jesus as the Son of GOD, believing that He came to reconcile
us to the Father, died in our place after having taken our sins upon Himself
and rose again on the 3rd day; you may have a difficult time trying to
explain your way into Heaven ........................
M.G.R.
Foundation REFLECTIONS
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And this is one of my personal favorites:
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DADDY'S EMPTY CHAIR
A man's daughter had asked the local minister to come and pray with her father. When the minister arrived, he found the man lying in bed with his head propped up on two pillows. An empty chair sat beside his bed. The minister assumed that the old fellow had been informed of his visit. "I guess you were expecting me, he said. 'No, who are you?" said the father. The minister told him his name and then remarked, "I saw the empty chair and I figured you knew I was going to show up," "Oh yeah, the chair," said the bedridden man. "Would you mind closing the door?" Puzzled, the minister shut the door. "I have never told anyone this, not even my daughter," said the man.
"But all of my life I have never known how to pray. At church I used to hear the pastor talk about prayer, but it went right over my head." I abandoned any attempt at prayer," the old man continued, "until one day four years ago, my best friend said to me, "Johnny, prayer is just a simple matter of having a conversation with Jesus. Here is what I suggest." "Sit down in a chair; place an empty chair in front of you, and in faith see Jesus on the chair. It's not spooky because he promised, 'I will be with you always'. "Then just speak to him in the same way you're doing with me right now." "So, I tried it and I've liked it so much that I do it a couple of hours every day. I'm careful though If my daughter saw me talking to an empty chair, she'd either have a nervous breakdown or send me off to the funny farm."
The minister was deeply moved by the story and encouraged the old man to continue on the journey. Then he prayed with him, anointed him with oil, and returned to the church.
Two nights later the daughter called to tell the minister that her daddy had died that afternoon. Did he die in peace?" he asked. Yes, when I left the house about two o'clock, he called me over to his bedside, told me he loved me and kissed me on the cheek. When I got back from the store an hour later, I found him dead. But there was something strange about his death. Apparently, just before Daddy died, he leaned over and rested his head on the chair beside the bed. What do you make of that?" The minister wiped a tear from his eye and said, "I wish we could all go like that."