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    Shout for Joy, O Daughter Zion!

    The Prophet Zephaniah 3:14-20 speaks of the Daughter of Zion, the personification of the city of Jerusalem. Let us reflect on the significance of this title of the holy city of Jerusalem and see how and why the Church appropriated the title for Mary, Mother of the Lord. Daughter of Zion is the...
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    Mary the “Spouse of the Holy Spirit”: Blasphemy or Biblical?

    Here we have another massive misunderstanding as to the patristic and Catholic meaning of a striking phrase: similar to the false perception of “Mother of God”. Having a child conceived by the Holy Spirit has no direct analogy, because it was a one-time extraordinary event, in order to bring...
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    Post Your Favorite Catholic Apologetics Links Here

    Your favorites/bookmarks are bursting at the seems. If your computer blows up they're lost. This way we can find this page, recover the most important ones and/or share the wealth. Leave a subtitle and/or a heading with each link for a specific topic. For example: Christian forum...
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    HITLER'S PLOT TO KILL THE POPE

    As soon as Italian dictator Benito Mussolini was ousted from power on July 25, 1943, Adolf Hitler began hatching a plan to kidnap Pope Pius XII and plunder the Vatican. Clearly, the Fuehrer thought, the “Jew-loving” pope had encouraged King Victor Emanuel II and some rival fascist leaders to...
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    NETFLIX GETS DIRTY WITH KIDS

    Catholic League president Bill Donohue sent the following letter today to Netflix CEO Reed Hastings asking his wife to intervene in a disturbing matter: June 9, 2017 Mr. Reed Hastings CEO, Netflix 100 Winchester Circle Los Gatos, CA 95032 Dear Mr. Hastings: Did your wife Patti Ann see...
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    TRUTH

    Love for the truth was a favorite theme of Pope John Paul II. “Let us seek the truth about Christ and about his Church!...Let us love the Truth, proclaim the Truth! O Christ, show us the Truth! Be the only Truth for us!” – Agenda for the Third Millennium Pope John Paul II The Holy Father’s...
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    Finding "Catholic" in the Bible

    CATHOLIC comes from the Greek word Katholikos, which was later Latinized into Catholicus. It means 'Universal', which in itself means, 'of or relating to, or affecting the entire world and ALL peoples therein'. It means, ALL encompassing, comprehensibly broad, general, and containing ALL that...
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    WORLD YOUTH DAY '08 videos, free music downloads

    THIS IS EXCITING! http://www.dow.org.au/wyd2008/home/
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    Boycott On Miller Beer Finally Ends

    MILLER’S APOLOGY IS INSULTING http://www.catholicleague.org/release.php?id=1350 MILLER’S LATEST APOLOGY REJECTED http://www.catholicleague.org/release.php?id=1351 MILLER MAKES CONCESSIONS; BOYCOTT AND ANTI-MILLER PR CAMPAIGN END http://www.catholicleague.org/release.php?id=1352
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    Do Catholic High Schools Teach The Virtue Of Chastiy?

    Help resolve a dispute. Someone told me chastity is A) not taught in Catholic high schools B) the number of virgins in Catholic high schools is no different compared with public high schools. I maintain that: A) chastiy with the spiritual component is definitely taught, promoted and...
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    Anti-Catholicism, Hypocrisy and Double Standards.

    This web blog has nothing to do with CF, but gives a good description of how Catholics are viewed in public forums. http://constantinesrant.blogspot.com/2007/07/anti-catholicism-hypocrisy-and-double.html
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    Disney Bans Smoking: Will It Now Ban Catholic Bashing?

    July 25, 2007 Disney president Robert Iger wrote a letter today to Rep. Edward Markey, chairman of the House Telecommunications & Internet Subcommittee, regarding smoking in its films. Here is an excerpt: “We discourage depictions of cigarette smoking in Disney, Touchstone and Miramax...
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    What Are The Roman Catacombs?

    The catacombs are underground tunnels that were forged out of soft rock. They are long, marrow winding corridors. The dead were buried in the walls on either side. From time to time, going through these corridors, one comes to a wider space like a room. In these rooms the Christians would gather...
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    Dealing with "Catholicism is a Cult!" charge

    In the Mariology & Hagiography forum, a certain funnymentalist constantly attacks Catholic beliefs and because they have been so utterly refuted, has accused the Catholic Church of being a cult in a most hateful fashion. I made a report; we'll see what happens. What is a Cult? Carol...