The average iq in the world is 100. The catholic church is in every country. It only makes sense.

😂 Cute. But "until" doesn't mean what you need it to mean. "He had no relations with her UNTIL she bore a son." - Matthew 1:25 Matthew is establishing that Joseph was NOT Jesus' biological father. The word "until" tells us what was true before Jesus' birth. It doesn't require the opposite afterward. Same Bible: "Michal the daughter of Saul had no child UNTIL the day of her death." - 2 Samuel 6:23 Did she start having babies after she died? 😂 Jesus says: "I am with you always, UNTIL the end of the age." - Matthew 28:20 Does Jesus abandon us afterward? Paul says Christ "must reign UNTIL he has put all his enemies under his feet." - 1 Corinthians 15:25 Does Christ stop reigning once His enemies are defeated? That's simply how "until" can work in biblical language. It guarantees the situation UP TO the stated point without necessarily asserting a change afterward. So Matthew 1:25 tells us something extremely important: Joseph did not father Jesus. It does NOT tell us: "And then Joseph and Mary had sex and produced a bunch of other children." You have to get that conclusion somewhere else. Also, I appreciate that AI apparently gave Mary and Joseph four children to settle a grammatical question the text itself doesn't settle. 😂 x.com/i/status/1999116207983…

Canada and Turkey both sold their gold. They don't count as countries, as this new monetary system develops.

What happens to trees that do not bear good fruit according to Christ? The tree analogy is actually pretty good. The problem is that Scripture takes it one step further than you do. 😉 Yes, good works are the fruit of grace. Catholics agree. We don't believe you staple enough fruit onto a dead tree until God is impressed and makes it alive. God gives the life. God gives the grace. God enables the fruit. But Scripture does NOT conclude: "Therefore fruit is merely evidence, and whether you actually bear it has no bearing on your salvation." Jesus says: "Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire." - Matthew 7:19 And: "Every branch IN ME that bears no fruit he takes away." - John 15:2 Notice: IN ME. The branch isn't trying to perform enough works to earn its way onto the Vine. It's already IN Christ. But Jesus then warns: "If a man does not abide in me, he is cast forth as a branch and withers; and the branches are gathered, thrown into the fire and burned." - John 15:6 So yes: ROOT -> GRACE. FRUIT -> GOOD WORKS. But if you refuse to bear fruit, Scripture doesn't say: "No problem. Fruit was only evidence anyway." It says: CUT OFF. And James doesn't merely say works "demonstrate" faith. He says Abraham's: "faith was active along with his works, and faith was COMPLETED by works." - James 2:22 Then James deliberately concludes: "You see that a man is JUSTIFIED BY WORKS and NOT BY FAITH ALONE." - James 2:24 That's the only place Scripture actually uses the phrase "faith alone" in discussing justification. And it puts "NOT BY" immediately in front of it. So Catholics happily agree with the first half of your analogy: Good works aren't the ROOT of God's grace. They're its FRUIT. Where we disagree is the extra, unbiblical step: "Therefore bearing fruit isn't actually necessary." Jesus rather explicitly says otherwise. The fruit doesn't CAUSE the tree to live. But a tree that refuses to bear fruit can die. That's why Jesus keeps telling us to ABIDE in Him. Grace first. Faith working through love. Fruit. Perseverance. All of it empowered by God. That's considerably closer to James than "faith alone, but not the kind of faith that remains alone." 😉

35 years on the nation's highest court! Today marks Justice Clarence Thomas’s 35th anniversary on the U.S. Supreme Court, defending the Constitution and fundamental Catholic principles on the bench. Thank God for Justice Thomas's unwavering courage and service to our country!

♦️*OGGI SI STA RELIZZANDO LA PROFEZIA DEL 1865 DI SAN GIOVANNI BOSCO SUL DIAVOLO CHE DISTRAE I BAMBINI CON I CELLULARI* Nel 1865 San Giovanni Bosco raccontò un sogno che lo impressionò profondamente. Ha visto una chiesa piena di giovani. Tutti erano fisicamente presenti, ma molti avevano la loro attenzione concentrata altrove. Vicino all'altare apparve una figura scura che reggeva qualcosa che sembrava una strana "lanterna. " Quando i ragazzi lo guardarono, ognuno ha visto qualcosa di diverso: Divertimento e giochi Vittorie e competizioni Ricordi della loro casa Studi e preoccupazioni Cose piacevoli e desideri personali Famiglia e amicizie Anche immagini che potrebbero portare al peccato A poco a poco è successo qualcosa di preoccupante: Hanno smesso di guardare l'altare. Hanno smesso di pensare a Gesù. Molti non erano più vicini alla Comunione. Allora Don Bosco ha capito il messaggio Il nemico cerca di tenere la mente occupata affinché il cuore non trovi Cristo. La cosa più sorprendente è che questo sogno è avvenuto nel 1865. Non c'erano cellulari. Non c'era internet. Non c'erano social network. Non c'erano video digitali. Tuttavia, quella torcia aveva una caratteristica molto particolare: Ho mostrato a ognuno esattamente ciò che ha catturato la sua attenzione. Oggi vediamo che quello che ha fatto quella torcia è esattamente quello che fa un cellulare, quando uno schermo conosce i nostri gusti, interessi, preoccupazioni e desideri. L'insegnamento rimane attuale: Non dobbiamo permettere che uno schermo o un cellulare ci impediscano di andare a Messa e avvicinarci a Dio nei sacramenti. Il problema non è la tecnologia, né il cellulare in sé. Il problema sorge quando qualcosa occupa il posto legittimo di Dio, ci allontana dalla Messa, o ci fa dimenticare l'importanza dell'Eucaristia Inoltre, un bambino non dovrebbe avere accesso così gratuito a un cellulare con internet, tanto meno social network che mettono a rischio la sua purezza. Pertanto, l'invito rimane lo stesso: Metti da parte le distrazioni. Alza gli occhi su Cristo. Ritorno alla Comunione. Dai a Dio il primo posto. Un sogno raccontato più di 160 anni fa che oggi continua a farci riflettere. ♦️*PREGHIERA PER I GIOVANI AL SACRO CUORE DI GESÙ* O Signore Gesù, noi ti affidiamo tutti i giovani del mondo. Con preghiera ardente li consacriamo al tuo Cuore, perché radicati e fondati in te siano sempre tuoi, nella vita e nella morte. Custodiscili sotto il tuo manto, proteggili dalle insidie del mondo e dona loro la forza di non allontanarsi mai dal tuo amore. Concedi loro un Cuore come il tuo, mite e umile, affinché possano ascoltare sempre la tua voce e compiere la tua Volontà. Dona loro il coraggio di prendere in mano la propria vita e di essere, in mezzo al mondo, testimoni di luce e di pace. Sacro Cuore di Gesù, confido e spero in Te. Amen

I love saying the St. Michael Prayer after mass. My parish does it and I love it. With that being said, if my bishop banned it, I would submit. People need to learn submission. Catholicism is not about rebellion.

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There are no dots, Joey. Go sit in Adoration and ask God what he’s asking you to do at the moment. It’s definitely not this.

Exactly....! The church will always receive on the hand. There are saints that bragged to their friends they got the privilege to receive on the hand.

If catholics haven't noticed the blatant lies from this channel. Take notice that this isn't a catholic channel. Smearing a bishops name even after we heard from Fr Ripperger himself. This channel openly attacks the catholic church. I'm calling for the ones operating this channel to be excomunicated.

I pray people understand what you're saying, but God must enlightened them first. The people that are obedient have the protection from our good shepherd. All others will be victims of the deceiver. It's a vicious cycle of rightly ordered justice.

17 united nation countries currently carry out the death penalty for none violent offenses. It's a culture of death, in a world where Jesus offers the sacrament of reconciliation. These countries are very capable of doing work camps for these offenses, but the death penalty offers them a way to eliminate anyone opposing the standing government. These countries have the ability to offer alternatives, unlike 3rd other countries that have no other options of law. In lawles countries it's just self preservation. The church isn't in opposition to killing within lawless societies.

Imagine if this channel actually posted anything in a good light about our church. Lord have mercy on your souls that work for this channel, and every soul that leaves the church because of you.

None can take, but they can't leave of their own free will. Theology sciences already proved we can abandon Christ.

What the pope said was completely accurate to what the church believes. As a tradition in these times we have means of mercy and conversion for these sinners. Respect for the dignity of the person, and God's desire to be with his creation far exceeds the deserved punishment. God's justice outweighs our own. The catholic church doesn't have a doctrine that says we can't have Capital punishment. This is unavoidable in some circumstances. It should always be avoided, and a stance within every heart.