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Browsing Archive: December, 2015

Mother Teresa to Be Sainted After 2nd Miracle Declared: Vatican

Posted by Site Webmaster on Friday, December 18, 2015, In : OLP Newsline 

ROME — Mother Teresa, who dedicated her life to helping India's poor, will be made a saint in the Roman Catholic Church, the Vatican said Friday.

She will likely be canonized in September to coincide with the 19th anniversary of her death and , according to an Italian Catholic newspaper report.

The pontiff marked his 79th birthday on Thursday by appr...


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Catholicism, Terrorism, and Responsibility

Posted by Site Webmaster on Friday, December 18, 2015, In : OLP Newsline 

Islamism is not a race, it’s an ideology of conquest—and one of the oft-expressed goals of the ideologists is to subjugate Europe and bring it under the rule of the House of Islam

A  reveals that Pope Pius XII was intimately involved in a plot to kill Hitler. His contacts with German Catholics from the days when he was Apostolic Nuncio put him in a unique position to orchestrate the overthrow of the tyrant. Today, it’s difficult to imagine a pope strategizi...
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Rome Lutheran Pastor: Pope 'Opened Door' to Intercommunion

Posted by Site Webmaster on Wednesday, December 16, 2015, In : OLP Newsline 
A Lutheran pastor has said he believes Pope Francis "opened the door" to intercommunion when the Holy Father spoke to his church last month, and that his parishioners generally have the same opinion.

Pastor Jens Kruse of Rome's Evangelical Lutheran Church said in a Dec. 12 interview with the Register (see full transcript below) that he thinks his flock feel freer, in accordance with their conscience, to receive the Eucharist in the Catholic Church after Francis' comments.

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Satanist Will Pour Blood on Virgin Mary for Christmas

Posted by Site Webmaster on Wednesday, December 16, 2015, In : OLP Newsline 
OKLAHOMA CITY (ChurchMilitant.com) - A satanist is planning to protest the Mother of God's virginity by pouring fake blood on a Mary statue outside a church on Christmas Eve.

The leader of the Satanic Church of Ahriman, Adam Daniels, a registered sex offender that has used the alias "Adam Smith," has titled the protest "The Virgin Birth Is a Lie," and says he wants to expose the "lies of the Catholic Church" by adding "another layer of corruption to Mary." He says the Virgin Birth of J...


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On the Virtue of Holy Silence Before the Mysteries of God -- A Meditation on the Silence Imposed upon Zechariah

Posted by Site Webmaster on Wednesday, December 16, 2015, In : Daily Meditations 

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As we move toward the conclusion of the Advent season, we ponder the events surrounding Christ's birth. The penultimate focus is the events leading up to the birth of St. John the Baptist, and in particular, the narrative of Zechariah and Elizabeth. While there are certainly many teachings to be drawn from this passage, there is value in pondering the imposition of silence upon Zechariah. This aspect of the story is particularly applicable to us be...


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Where Is God at Times Like These? A Meditation in the Wake of Recent Violent Atrocities

Posted by Site Webmaster on Saturday, December 5, 2015, In : OLP Newsline 

One of the great mysteries to believer and non-believer alike is that of evil and suffering. If there is a God who is omnipotent and omniscient, how can He tolerate evil, injustice, and suffering of the innocent? Where is God when things like shootings (e.g., in the U.S., Paris, and Kenya), church bombings (e.g., in Nigeria), and beheadings (e.g., in Egypt and Iraq) occur? Where is God when a woman or young girl is raped, or when genocide is commi...


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