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I haven't seen this Nicene Creed before. It must be the shorter version of the longer one. I know it is not the original version, because the orginal version never had "and the Son" in it. Below is the longer version, which we say in Mass. There is also another creed, which we say in Mass as...

The tax collector repented his sins. The Pharisees, on the other hand, did not repent. Jesus died for our sins, but we still have our part to do. Our part is to repent, which means to turn away from sin. We can do this with God's grace because with God, all things are possible. In Christ...

I hear where you are coming from, and I agree with your post. The important thing is to love our neighbors as ourselves. That is a true Christian value. Everyone will get different interpretations from the same passage or even one sentence from the Bible. I may not agree with another's...

I agree. Even the Apostles also called other people "father," but they don't say it as in "Father God." :)

Hello Robbie, When Jesus said, do not call anyone "teacher" he did not meant it literally because St. Paul called himself a teacher (1 Timothy 2:7 and 2 Timothy 1:11). When Jesus said, do not call anyone "master," he also did not meant that literally because St. Paul and the Apostles also...

That's a good one! :D Of course, my priest would say that you are supposed to give up something that you like, not something that you don't like.

Last lent, I gave up eating chicken (my favorite). :D This year, I will give up eating chicken again and fast on fish.

I have decided to give up my rest and relaxation after work. So, instead of R&R, I will go to Church everyday after working hours to listen to the Word of God more instead of coming home after work and crashing on the couch. :)

My brother, first of all, anyone who reads the Catholic Answers weblinks will find that the phrase does not mean that non-Catholics are not saved. As a matter of fact, this is what the Catholics in Catholics Answers even stated. Now, let us take a closer look at what you posted. 1. You...

Thank you, Robbie, and I agree with Disciple. I seen nothing wrong with the fast. :)

HUH? I never said that a "baptism of desire or blood" was not a baptism. I was correcting you because you implied that we must fulfill all sacraments in order to be saved, which is incorrect. There are people who have never been baptized and can still have salvation. When I cited the...

Well, of course, we believe that we are the Church that Christ built. Afterall, Christ built only ONE Church. He did not build 50,000 different churches with many different beliefs. He only built one Church, and Catholics have always believed that we are that Church simply because we are an...

If you know about the baptism of desire, then why did you say that it is required for a person to receive all the sacraments in order to be saved? My brother, Moses, Abraham, and all the prophets were never baptized, but we believe that they have salvation. Baptism did not come until St. John...

My brother, what you say here about Catholicism is false. You say the Catholic list is longer and they are required to be saved? I can tell you and even cite the Catechism of the Catholic Church stating that a person who did NOT have the sacrament of baptism can still have salvation (CCC #1259...

Hello Jacob, First of all, the fact that the Catholic Church DO accept the sacraments and liturgies of the Eastern Orthodox Churches and even some of the sacrament of the Protestant churches only goes to show that the Catholic Church is not all that prejudice as you claimed. The doctrines of...

While it's true that the Orthodox Church is not in communion with the Pope, that does not mean that their sacraments are invalid. In fact, we recognize all their sacraments and liturgies to be valid. There are Catholics in the East who are in communion with the Pope such as the Maronite and...

That's not quite true. Catholics believe that communion in the Orthodox Church is valid. Communion in an Anglican Church is also valid because the Anglicans view the bread and wine as the body and blood of Christ and not merely a symbol of it.

I agree. I do not see anything bad about Lent. Lent symbolized the 40 days of fasting by Christ in the desert. So, if Christ fasted for 40 days in the desert, I don't see anything bad about giving up something for 40 days. I haven't decided yet what to give up during Lent. What about you...

Hi Brother Aspen, Thank you. I am also learning things myself. My priest said that I am still in the infant stage, so I still have a lot to learn. :D They are training me and my community to be catechists, but we're still in the infant stage of learning. In Christ, Selene

Jacob, I already explained that in my post, and even showed biblical scripture on it. St. Paul told Timothy to pass on what he learned from him so that others would also be fit to teach the Word of God. I have noticed that you had nothing to say about that post. As for the line from pope to...