Catholicity

 YOU’VE BEEN LIED TO ABOUT 666, HERE’S WHAT THE BIBLE REALLY SAYS! Catholics Online Class  __________________ Why do people fear the number 666? Why do some Christians think it means the devil is near, or that it’s a curse? Why do some prayer houses make people afraid of it, as if it’s more powerful than the name of Jesus? 💥Let’s find the truth behind this number.🤚 When John, the Apostle of Jesus, wrote the Book of Revelation, he wasn’t sitting peacefully. He was a prisoner. He was sent away to a lonely island called Patmos. Why? Because he kept preaching Jesus, even when it was dangerous. At that time, Christians were suffering terribly. The Roman government was killing them, burning them, feeding them to wild animals. It was a time of fear and death. One of the worst emperors, Nero Caesar, was ruling. He was cruel. He hated Christians. He even burned them alive as lamps for his garden. So when John wanted to write to other Christians to give them hope and encouragement, he...

"If following Jesus was the easy way to live, the whole world would do it. But as soon it makes demands, as soon as it isn't comfortable, as soon even a little of Life's suffering appears..., they fall away, scatter, and look elsewhere." +++  ST. FAUSTINA ON SUFFERING: “Sufferings, adversities, humiliations, failures, and suspicions that have come my way are splinters the keep alive the fire of my love for You, O Jesus” (57). “Suffering is a great grace; through suffering the soul becomes like the Savior; in suffering love becomes crystallized; the greater the suffering, the purer the love” (57). “From the moment I came to love suffering, it ceased to be a suffering for me. Suffering is the daily food of my soul” (276). “True love is measured by the thermometer of suffering. Jesus, I thank You for the little daily crosses, for opposition to my endeavors, for the hardships of communal life, for the misinterpretation of my intentions, for humiliations at the hands of ot...

 ORDAIN EVERYONE AND FIX NOTHING?  The Grave Error Behind Changing Holy Orders to Cure the Church ✝️ INTRODUCTION:  A Misdiagnosis of the Church's Wounds In some circles, there is a growing belief that the way to “fix” the Catholic Church—especially in the wake of scandals and declining attendance—is to ordain women and married people.  This is the view expressed by some leaders in “ecumenical” groups unaffiliated with Rome, who claim that if the Catholic Church does not change its rules on ordination, it guarantees “toxicity.” But this argument rests on a false premise. The root of ecclesial dysfunction is not in who can be ordained, but in how faithfully the Church guards the deposit of faith, lives the sacraments, and imitates the crucified Christ. This article explores, from a deep Catholic perspective, why this solution is not only misguided but spiritually dangerous—and how true renewal happens. --- 🕊️ I. THE APOSTOLIC BLUEPRINT:  WHY PRIESTHOOD IS MALE A...

 WHEN DISTANCE FEELS LIKE REJECTION:  A Parent’s Hidden Cross How to Navigate the Pain of Being Left Behind—With Courage, Grace, and Truth --- 🕊️ I. The Silent Ache of Longing: When Absence Feels Like Abandonment You gave 20+ years of your life—love, sacrifice, sleepless nights, and countless prayers. Now, your daughter lives thousands of miles away, and the visits are rare.  It feels like you’re only a chapter in her life, while she was the whole book in yours. 💔 Your questions are real and valid: “Have we been forgotten?” “Do our efforts mean less to her now?” “Is it ungrateful to share how this hurts?” > 📖 Biblical Insight: “Honor your father and mother”—this is the first commandment with a promise. —Ephesians 6:2 Your ache is not selfish—it is the echo of love unreciprocated. But how do you respond in a way that heals, not divides? --- 🔥 II. Truth in Love: When and How to Speak from the Heart Love without truth can enable silence. Truth without love can wound. ...

 ST. THOMAS MORE: "LUTHER’S PRINCIPLES DESTROY SCRIPTURE, AND WILL RESULT IN CHAOS" Rev Fr David Olusi  More than 488 years ago today, St. Thomas More was martyred at the hands of a schismatic and lustful king. “I die the king’s good servant,” he said, “but God’s first.” More refused to compromise on either papal authority or the sanctity of marriage. He lost his life as a result. 12 years earlier, More wrote one of the most brilliant refutations of Luther ever written, “A Response to Martin Luther.” Today, I am Catholic, formerly protestant, for two basic reasons: 1. Long before I read any Catholic, I realized my protestant system (of whatever variety) was nowhere in Scripture; and  2. After reading the ancient Church Fathers, I realized we protestants had not “restored” the gospel, but radically departed from it. If we were right, then virtually all Christians for 1,500 years had been wrong on many doctrines essential to the Gospel. As More explains, I realized the clai...

 WHEN THE SPINE SNAPS:  The Quiet Collapse of Apostolicity in the Church > “When the link to the apostolic college is lost, or when these bones become weak, the Church suffers from more or less severe osteoporosis. It struggles to stand and to walk forward.” --- 🔰 I. UNDERSTANDING APOSTOLICITY:  The Church’s Unbreakable Spine Apostolicity is not a decorative relic of Christian antiquity—it is the living, breathing backbone of the Catholic Church. 💡 What Is Apostolicity? Apostolicity has three essential dimensions: 🔴 Historical Continuity > The Catholic Church is built on the foundation of the apostles (cf. Ephesians 2:20). This means that every bishop today stands in unbroken succession from the apostles—sacramentally and doctrinally. 🔵 Doctrinal Fidelity > The Church preserves the deposit of faith entrusted to the apostles (cf. 2 Timothy 1:13-14). This includes Sacred Scripture, Sacred Tradition, and authoritative teaching through the Magisterium. 🟢 Collegi...