Will Catholics be "Left Behind"?



Envoy's Carl Olson answers the question for you...



An exhaustive Catholic critique of premillennial dispensationalism, the "pretrib rapture," the Left Behind phenomenon, and Fundamentalist eschatology, written by a former Fundamentalist/dispensationalist. Examines the historical, biblical, and theological roots of the "left behind" theology and the belief in a rapture event separate from the Second Coming. Also contains chapters on the Book of Revelation, the millennial kingdom, and Catholic eschatology.

Statue of Mary Glows in Youngstown



Can you say strange???







From The Vindicator:



"Crowds outside St. Joseph the Provider Church, 633 Porter Ave., have been growing larger every night since a group of women first noticed that the eyes and heart of a statue of the Virgin Mary appear to glow.



With many carrying still and video cameras and peering through binoculars, the crowd swelled to several hundred people of all ages as daylight waned Thursday, and the obvious glow of the statue's eyes and heart intensified.



Even with some notable light sources, the reason for the glow was unclear.



Light shined on the church and the crowd from inside the attached school building, where bingo was being played, and from security and streetlights outside. "

Today is the Feast of St. Clare of Assisi but Traditionally this was the Feast of St. Philomena



Absolutely one of the best little books that I've read in the past year will be released in a few weeks. It is entitled "I Ask St. Philomena" and is written by Rick Medina. It is the Catholic "Prayer of Jabez" Anyone who doesn't get this patron saint stuff has to read this book. Medina, a young professional, details how unexpectedly, even miraculously he came to claim St. Philomena as his patron. He also shows how you too can find your own patron!

Nice Quote from Thomas a Kempis



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"'Do not regard much who is with you or who is against you, but let this be your greatest study: that God may be with you in everything that you do. Have a good conscience, and He will defend you, and no evil will hinder or grieve the man God will help and defend. If you can be quiet and suffer for a while, you will, without doubt, see the help of God come in your need. He knows the time and place to deliver you, and therefore you must resign yourself wholly to Him. It is God's concern to help and to deliver from all confusion.' "

A New Place to Check Out



Turns out there is a Shrine to Our Lady of Czestowchowa in Merrillville, IN at a Salvatorian Seminary there. This past weekend the faithful made the trek on foot from Chicago to the Shrine. Read about it here:Northwest Indiana News: nwitimes.com - Features

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Excellent Column by Mark Steyn



Among other things he hints at why the Great Stone Face, the Old Man of the Mountains fell from grace in the Granite State or why the rock solid faith of some Christians has become gelatin...



From the Chicago Sun Times:Episcopal Church endorses narcissism:



Because I'm an adopted New Hampshirite, people keep asking me what I think about the Gay Bishop. Once upon a time, the most famous symbol of Granite State manhood was the Old Man of the Mountain, the Great Stone Face, whose profile God and nature had etched onto the cliffs high above Franconia Notch in the White Mountains. But, after centuries of keeping a watchful eye on us, he came crashing down in an almighty rock slide a couple of months back. So now the most celebrated symbol of Granite State manhood is the Great Gay Face, the Reverend Gene Robinson. And, although I'm feeling a little gayed out these days, since folks insist on pressing me, let me say a couple of things about the Episcopal Church's and the worldwide Anglican Communion's first gay bishop.



Read the whole column...