Matthew 7:15
“Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep's clothing but inwardly are ravenous wolves.

In view of the new forthcoming papacy, I believe we need to be wary of prophecies and to some so called prophets who might even be currently embedded within the Vatican.

It is clear to me that at this early time of lent the only humble thing we can do is to pray, fast, give and be alert at all times for is it not said in Matthew 24:42 "Therefore keep watch, because you do not know on … [More]

The Pope Benedict XVI has always surprised me in a positive manner. Would I say less charismatic than John-Paul II certainly not but more discreet if you like. Even though disappointed by his resignation just before Lent, here is a man who has paved the way for sensible change within the Church. Here is a man who has dared to be outspoken. And as such, condemning the uncompassionate world of ultra-capitalism and hence taking on the erratic financial and banking sphere. Confronted with the … [More]

Before getting all hot and bothered about this, let's see what the Holy See has to say about the apparitions in Medjugorje at year end. Having been there and putting the visioniaries aside for a minute, I'm personally convinced that Medjugorje has graced thousands with true undisputable conversions. Am I somewhat sceptical about the state of mind of some of the visioniaries? Well personally the answer is yes. This being said I might be completely wrong. Take care and God bless.

If it were to be a fake, I suppose that it would then just show that science can't really explain everything.

Fabulous. Thank you. Dziekuje.

Tout à fait d'accord avec toi cher Pothin. Je suis allé à Medjugorje en 1991 et j'ai bien senti à ce moment là que l'esprit de la Sainte Vierge repandait ses grâces. Toutefois, il est temps que le Vatican fasse savoir ce qu'il en est actuellement, aujourd'hui.

Bon ceci sera ma dernière intervention concernant le thème 'Les Charismes' et le 'soi-disant cas Dumouch'. Une fois pour toutes, vous ne devez pas obligatoirement être d'accord avec ses propos. Que vous soyez du pan du libéralisme Catholique ou de l'orthodoxie Catholique cela n'a pas d'importance car vous êtes adultes et vous pouvez choisir d'écouter ses enseignements ou de ne pas les écouter. Vous êtes libres non? Allons arrêtons svp de nous chamailler libéraux et orthodoxes car ce qui est … [More]

sebdeponch - //Il a pourtant été condamné sévèrement//. Avec tout le respect que je vous dois, a-t-il été condamné par les hommes et femmes que nous sommes ou par Dieu?

Tout simple mortel qui enseigne ne sera jamais totalement dans l'exactitude. J'ai récemment pu écouter certains de ses enseignements (Les Anges, Les Songes par exemple) et j'y ai trouvé des propos justifiés et parfois des propos que je trouvais personnellement non établis. Mais dans l'ensemble Monsieur Dumouch parvient à offrir une certaine cohérence et si on a des questionnements, je dirai alors tant mieux car cela pousse à la réflexion et à la recherche. Il parle de discernement … [More]

I'm sure that Real Catholic Tv doesn't represent Catholicism as a whole but is certainly brave enough to give us the view of conservative Catholicism.
In every debate you need balance and seeing as most Catholic internet sites are liberally inclined, Real Catholic Tv does as such offer the practising Catholic this equilibrium. And in this sense, it's as universal as any other Catholic internet site.
Does the current Church not understand that what the young Catholic people want these days is … [More]

As you know. Moens told me this : 'alone under a blood red sky'. Carl. Let's carry on but it's not that cold really.

No, homosexual people should be in a first instance listened to and we as Catholics should be able to show these human-beings solace and compassion.
Treating these people as outcasts is of no good purpose whatsoever.
As for the ghastly diatribes of these extreme Mohammedans, I prefer to keep my mouth shut

It goes without saying that child abuse within the Church is a most serious issue and should be dealt with without any compromise and with stealth.
As for Anne Morelli's claims which are probably correct to a certain extent, there is a very different reason for 'these de-baptisms'. Morelli as such is known a an outright atheist who has a very extreme dislike towards Christianity as a whole. On top of this, the Free-University of Brussels to which she belongs is a free-masons' beehive.
Most of … [More]

The guy's a young idiot.

How I dislike the term "political correctness". As a mere mortal and Catholic, I have my limitations and cannot content everyone. Political correctness in my view can only be applied if one holds oneself accountable for one's honest and true views and stands up for them. Yes this might lead to some people not having what they want (and in this case it's totally disregarding the ban) but in no way and this with the aid of God and with the notion of discernment should one give into the facility … [More]

Who are they to judge and who are they to demand? These are obviously extremists and let's admit that most Muslims enjoy Christmas to a certain extent. Do I as a Catholic complain when celebrating Aïd el-Kebir or Aid Al Adha they are slitting the throats of sheep left, right and center. It's part of their creed and of their ritual. But one should not always fear the Muslim for if you are proud of being a Christian and if one puts one's faith in God and in the Holy Ghost, there is always a way … [More]

Yes this is reassuring. They surely don't force anyone to become a member and it's one step at a time. They don't need to compel anybody seeing as they are powerful enough as it is and have enough members throughout the world to keep the vessel shipshape. In a nutshell, it's a call inspired by our Lord who tells you that this is where you as a Catholic are likely to fit in just as one would fit into the charasmatics for instance. It's once one has become a member and put into the hands of men … [More]

Definitely worth watching Michael's report on Real Catholic Tv. It matches exactly what I read a few years back pertaining to the fact that the inquisition was not exactly what most people think it to have been.

Just one thing. I work amongst Christians, a few Jews, Muslims and a vast quantity of unbelievers. One thing I have noticed with regard to devout Muslim colleagues is that when they know you are a practicing Christian, that you attend mass, try to be merciful, that you pray, that you read about Christian affairs and respect most creeds, they then tend to be much more respectful towards you. I think what it is is that eventhough in their eyes you still might be considered as the infidel, in a … [More]

Benguigui qui est certes de confession juive a été touché, peut-être même blessé par cette diatribe de blasphèmes. Je sentais qu'il avait de l'empathie pour les catholiques regardant cette émission. Ses paroles m'ont consolé. Les autres sur le plateau ont fait preuve de lâcheté car c'est facile de taper sur le catholique. En ce qui concerne ce pauvre type qu'est Buffet mais voilà un qui bouffe à tous les rateliers pour tout simplement se faire le plus de fric possible. Je me … [More]

My prayers go out to all the military men and women (religious or not) sometimes going through doubt, tiredness and fear but still courageously and relentlessly pursuing their task in very difficult circumstances. All this in order to protect our freedom and those of others (Christians or not).
I invite you if you like to read Psalm 91 (Soldier's prayer).
http://www.thoughts-about-god.com/prayer/soldiers-prayer.html
God bless

I've seen the advertisement showing the Pope kissing an Egyptian imam.
Am I shocked, well no. The reason being that the Holy Scriptures warn us that Christians would be ridiculed.
We need to be strong and that's why I pray and act in order to keep my faith strong.
The thing is, is that the 'ad' is in no way original or even inventive. Benetton has done this time and time again and have actually simply copied the cover page of the French satirical newspaper 'Charlie Hebdo' in which one see a … [More]

Depuis plus de dix ans on dit que les stigmates de Padré Pio pourraient être fausses, truqués et que lui même aurait utilisé une substance à base d'acide carbolique afin de les créer.
Aussi j'ai lu que lors de post-mortem et de l'ouverture du cercueil, les stigmates n'y apparaissaient plus.
Qu'en pensez-vous?

Where have all the 'so-called' Catholics gone?
Well for most of them, you'll find them late in bed on a Sunday morning.
Have a good day all.

For your information, the Vatican recognises for certain only a mere 16 Marian apparitions amongst of total of 21000. This does not mean that apparitions elsewhere have not taken place, far from it.
For instance, the official recognition of the apparition at Le Laus in France took the Holy Church more or less 400 years to get certification.
This just goes to show that the Vatican takes a very cautious approach to such events.
I personally believe that there are far far more than 16 but I do … [More]

If this is true, I could suspect that Yvan might be suffering from tricks of the mind.
Bearing in mind that 4 billion people worldwide do not have access to internet and that within the 4 billion there are quite a few Catholics, I doubt that our Blessed Virgin Mary would use internet in order to bless the millions.
Seeing as Medjugorje is not as yet recognised by Holy See as an official Marian shrine and is currently under scrutiny by the Vatican, I believe that this kind of announcement could … [More]

I agree that the Irish Catholics of Ireland are only a drop in the ocean but let's not forget the descendants of Irish Catholics found worldwide. These people (like the American Irish) are deeply rooted in their ancestry and to some extent still deeply rooted in their Catholicism. For instance in the United-States alone, there are more or less 36.200 000 Americans of Irish descent. On top of this, there's Australia, New-Zealand, Canada and Britain.
So no, Irish Catholicism is not minimal. This … [More]

I've just come back from Mauritius (a very tiny little island in the Indian Ocean but part of the African zone).
Christians (mainly Catholic) there eventhough living amongst Hindous and Muslims are truly proud of their religion.
They'll not only sign themselves when passing by a church but will also sign themselves when passing a small shrine or grotto.
They will wear their cross and not hide it from the view of any Muslim or Hindou.
This is Africa at it's strongest and it just goes to show … [More]

Faithful and devout Catholics should be proud when sporting crosses or rosaries. In a democratic country this should not be contrevened and should be a beautiful display of devotion to one's faith. These people should be protected.

May the strong arm or the law simply do away with these gangs using Christian symboles as identification.

Kafir being the Arabic word for 'infidel' can apparently be translated as 'disbeliever'.
The only thing I'm concerned about is my faith as a Catholic and how on a daily basis I can soundly sustain my faith through prayer and deeds.
To tell you the truth if some Muslims want to be disrespectful to Christians and Jews then may they linger for all I care in their stupidity and ignorance.
As long as a Muslim doesn't say it to my face then they can rant on about it as long as they like because after … [More]

It seems to me that the Irish Catholic Church is on the same dangerous slope as that of Austria. Could this be put down to having once been called the Celtic tiger (prosperous thanks to the European Union's loans)? This is no longer the case and maybe it's not such a bad thing seeing as it might bring them back from their materialistic fantasies. I like Ireland and I like the Irish and I think they deserve better so may they make the humble step of once againreaching out to our Lord. My humble … [More]

Ne nous laissons pas influencer par ces extrémistes qui vivent dans leur petit cocon.
Mettons notre espoir aux mains de notre Seigneur. De par l'Esprit Saint nous recevrons alors l'inspiration pour nos ACTES quotidiens.
Soyons humains avant tout car si nous vivons vraiment le Christianisme et le vivons tout les jours dans nos actes alors nous ne devons pas avoir peur d'un certain cartel judéo-maçonnique.

Thank you Dan Hur.
And yes I am a guy who likes to keep things simple.
But by extracting various chapters from the Holy Bible and turning these into one simplistic scheme, this is to tell you the truth a bit too tiresome for a sinful Christian like myself.
Seeing as we are all different, each of the souls logging in to Gloria Tv have their own methods when loving God. After all we are all human.
Mine is simply by attempting to lead my life through Jesus and hence by applying when I can John … [More]

If these kind Muslim students are truly devout in their prayers, how could Christian symbols be a hindrance to them? If they have a room where peace and silence can be guaranteed, there shouldn't be any problem. All they need to do is to be at peace within themselves and pray. As Muslims these symbols representing another religion shouldn't mean anything to them and should hence not be a reason for distress.
They should also take into account that is was their choice to join a Catholic … [More]

10/13/2011 Remarried divorcees are denied teaching posts at Catholic schools Belgium's Primate, André-Joseph Léonard Belgium’s Primate André-Joseph Léonard, head of one of the nation’s most “liberal” churches has tightened the rules for … [More]

Our church has been through worse threats than this.
So there's a bunch a married guys (roughly 700) who would like to become priests (Priests without a job). So what! I'd like to become world cycling champion but I'm afraid my knees have been playing up for about 10 years now so it's out of the question for me.
Oh yes and there have been scandals within the Catholic church but scandalous conduct has been hitting our society left right and center for years. In a nutshell, this simply gives so … [More]

Yes it seems that particularly in what used to be very devout countries such as Ireland and Austria that things are going astray.
Let's keep it simple and abide to our Pope's wisdom. He knows when different practices are right to put forth and he knows when mankind is ripe for change. Devine intercession is there to help the Pope in his sheperding.

What a marvellous well preserved little bible. How I would like to simply hold it in my hands for a few minutes. A great find.

Thank you Doina for this very wise announcement.

A Christian fundamentalist?????
Anders Behring Breivik is supposed to be a "Christian" fundamentalist.
Christian? Did the guy attend church each sunday, did he practice his faith in the manner our Lord asks us to do?
Christian through christening he might be but by practice he is no more than a cold-blooded murderer nothing more nothing less.

What I'm slightly worried about is that some of the people logging into Gloria Tv on a daily basis might (and I say might) be of the same inclination as … [More]

Hieraaetus
D'accord avec vous, ce ne sont pas des anges et je vais même dire plus et que cela soit du côté catholique ou protestant, la plupart n'en ont rien a foutre de la religion.
Je sais vraiment de quoi je parle.
Catholique je le suis et je le resterai mais cette lutte n'est et n'a été qu'une confrontation entre des gars sortant du pub, quelque'peu organisé et détenant des armes.

En effet un prêtre catholique doit être respecté et un petit bonjour d'un de ses brébis n'a jamais fait de mal à personne et lui fera certainement plaisir.
Cela dit, il faut encore pouvoir reconnaître le prêtre en rue car ils ne portent quasiment plus la soutane en ville et c'est vraiment dommage. C'est comme s'ils en avait honte et ça c'est regrettable pour eux car s'ils sont dans la Foi pourquoi avoir honte, pourquoi avoir peur?

I've got middle-aged guys at work who live within this virtual world but when confronted with a real tough problem in life they're nowhere to be seen and tend to hide away and bury their heads in the sand.
They don't know what they're missing and I pity them.
In my opinion, they're missing something substantial, something real, something alive and it's called Christianity; Catholicism.
These poor people aren't living in the love of our Lord who just as a perfect parent has a plan for each and … [More]

So the guy's an atheist so what do we expect?
Apart from bashing our Catholic church, I didn't get his point at all.
It's a shame that we didn't get the whole picture of this dispution since I would have liked to have heard what Mo Mowlam had to convey.
Yes the Catholic church as an entity has commited faults in the passed but it has owned up to its errors which is more that can be said for a lot of other religions, political parties and institutions.
Although not from a poor background, … [More]

"Affirmative orthodoxy", well this is another one for my copy book of wishy washiness.
So I can write it down besides stupid terms like "positive discrimination", "courageous restraint" and the one I really really dislike : "political correctness".
These are all terms that mean nothing, cause confusion and hence division.
English is a great language and enhanced when it's plain spoken and spoken with frankness.

Do we actually need a day of year dedicated to the fight against Christianphobia? I definitely don't think so.
This is starting to sound just like some of these silly days such as the latest one I heard namely 'the day of married couples having chosen not to have children'.
Let us Christians fight the good fight and let us lead by example to our best abilities on a daily basis 365 days a year.
Let us not lose sight of God 7/24h.

The Franciscain here is a doer, I salute him. Not like myself sat behind my computer when I could be out spreading the good word just like him.
It might be that Preston is a Catholic stronghold and that Preston does not hold a very large muslim community, it still takes guts.
What I specifically admire here is the simplicity and the depth of the celebration. It's what Jesus is asking of us meaningly simplicity, humility, total conviction and total devotion to His Word and all this knowing that … [More]

Pour nos amis qui ne comprendrait pas cette histoire de drapeaux, il faut savoir qu'il existe deux drapeaux représentant la Flandre. Le drapeau avec Lion rampant à griffes noires (drapeau des indépendentistes flamands) et le drapeau avec Lion rampant à langue et griffes rouges qui est le drapeau officiel de la Flandre au sein d'une Belgique unitaire et actuellement toujours existante. Oui je sais que c'est compliqué. Les deux communautés wallonnes et flamandes sont historiquement de … [More]

The reading of today leads me towards thinking that before we are actually conceived we are already loved by our Lord. God has a plan for each human-being on this earth so yes it is mad to waste life by means of abortion. The easy solution of abortion means we are corrupting God's scheme and who are we as a human-race to do so.

D'après ce que j'ai pu lire dans un article du Guardian de 2009, cette resurgence de la violence inter-confessionelle était attendue. Depuis quelques temps le MI5 c-à-d les services de renseignements intérieures manqueraient de moyens et de ressources afin de cerner et par conséquent d'infiltrer les groupuscules terroristes. Les raisons étant que le les resources du MI5 sont de en plus consacrées à combattre le terrorisme islamique au Royaume-Uni et il y a aussi le fait que le 'Real IRA … [More]

Là désolé mais je n'ai rien compris.

Here we have an open-minded man but with solid Catholic convictions. A brave man who spoke his mind without being a slave to "political correctness" (yes political correctness is a term I truly dislike). A lot of wishy-washy politicians who delve into "political correctness" and "positif discrimination" should take a leaf from his book and as a result we might be living in a less confused and corrupt world.
He is after all the patron saint of statesmen and politicians.

En effet Marthe Robin vécue une vie qui dépasse l'entendement du pécheur que je suis.
En dehors de ses souffrances, de sa vie mystique et de ses passions ce qui m'interpelle le plus c'est que malgré son invalidité incroyable, elle fût de par son charisme, génératrice des Foyers de la Charité et on en compte aujourd'hui 75 foyers dans 44 pays. Ce seul fait est à mon humble avis déjà un miracle en-soi.
J'habite Bruxelles et le 15 juin, on fête une sainte de pure souche bruxelloise. Il s'agit de … [More]

This is a pure example of hope.
It just goes to show that there is hope for each and everyone on this earth. The thing is, is not to leave it too late.
I believe the only friend waiting for himon the best day of his life was our best friend Our Lord.
This little film enticed me into reading further about this learned gentleman. As from the moment of meeting Our Lord and his wonderful conversion, he set himself into writing books solely concerning Christianity. A book I read in the passed and … [More]

I personally wrote to his Eminency in order to convey my concern about the style of the Western mass. I am happy that is has been called off because in my view it is improper to consume foods and drinks during mass. The only devine food and drink to be celebrated during the Holy Mass is that of the Holy Eucharist which embodies our Lord. I just couldn't imagine people munching away at their sandwiches and gulping down their beer during mass. Thanks to you all, his kind Eminency got the message.