Protestants deny that good works can be meritorious (i.e., rewarded by God), but St. Augustine taught that our merit was merely God “crowning his own gifts.” That’s what the Catholic Church teaches.

Here, we present a few short but pertinent facts about the Christians of the "Land of the Cedars." 1. Christians make up a ...

True friends of the Lord drive out demons by holy teaching, good example and prayer. Enemies of the Lord drive in demons by ...

The service always includes one or more psalms. These ancient prayers, taken from the Old Testament, reflect the full range of human emotions and experiences; from the depths of anger, resentment, and ...

9 Yea, because of the house of the Lord our God : I will seek to do thee good. Psalm 123. Ad te levavi oculos meos Unto thee lift I up mine eyes : O thou that dwellest in the heavens. 2 Behold, even ...

5 Shew yourselves joyful unto the Lord, all ye lands : sing, rejoice, and give thanks. 6 Praise the Lord upon the harp : sing to the harp with a psalm of thanksgiving. 7 With trumpets also and shawms ...

The Roman Catholic Church has consistently condemned ... Did not the same one fashion us before our birth?" (Jb 31:15). In Psalm 139:13, we pray, "Truly you have formed my inmost being; you ...

BRUSSELS (AP) — Little brings more heavenly bliss to the faithful or otherworldly wonder to casual visitors than ethereal hymns cascading amid the columns of Catholic cathedrals. That is ...

Jesus took Peter, who had answered His question correctly, aside and rebuked him (Mk 8:32). Jesus, in turn, invited him to enter into God's vision, then went on to teach them that being a disciple ...

Further reading: Current State policies pushing global warming to 3°C, UN report warns In the 2010s, methane already contributed to a global temperature increase of about 0.5°C (32.9°F ...

BRUSSELS (AP) — Little brings more heavenly bliss to the faithful or otherworldly wonder to casual visitors than ethereal hymns cascading amid the columns of Catholic cathedrals. That is, unless the ...

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