Recent content by The_Reginator

Back to my original question ... As far as I know the Church does not, and has never officially taught that after death our souls "go to sleep". When our souls are separated from our bodies we are then officially "dead". Our bodies, being separated from our souls, can no longer do anything...

Was the Mass of Paul VI a "major overhaul" or was it largely a brand new Mass? I remember Cardinal Ratzinger, maybe even after he became pope, described it as a "manufactured Mass". The Mass, rather than organically developing, as it had been for nearly 2000 years, was suddenly redesigned by a...

Our smallish rural parish actually had a young, high school-aged man come into the Catholic Church this past Sunday. The first in 2-3 years. I have seen no "explosion" in this area, but that may be different in Ottawa at St. Clement Parish which celebrates the Traditional Latin Mass only...

I know that there is no such thing as "The Protestant Church", unlike "The Catholic Church", BUT I'm curious about the varieties of protestant services. MY ACTUAL QUESTION: How many protestant churches practice some degree of ritual or ceremony in their Sunday services? I know that Anglicans...

Hey HomeschoolDad! I never really thought about it until, as I said in the O.P., I came across something either on Facebook or a (largely) protestant online forum about "soul sleep" and the difference in the understanding of what the resurrection is between Catholics and protestants. My...

For the Vigil of Pentecost our parish (which celebrates the Novus Ordo rite only) used the Canon of the Mass (Eucharistic Prayer #1). It was nice to hear the ancient Canon which for centuries was the one and only Eucharistic Prayer in the Roman Rite. But ... An old problem was brought back to my...

Yup! ;)

That is why I love the title "Mary, the Mother of God". (Life was much simpler before the Internet, before you came in contact with strangers with strong protestant objections, thinking that we actually believed Our Mother to be the "fourth person" of the Holy "Trinity".)

Thanks for that information. I've never heard about that before ... but I haven't really studied in depth how the two came about.

Differences between the Apostles Creed and the Nicene Creed: Although I prefer the Nicene Creed, questions have come to mind over the years. (As an Anglican we tended to use the Nicene Creed more often. My local parish used to use the Apostles Creed 90% of the time. The new priest has...

Watch how you use your time! (I hope this topic only applies to a very few of us, but just in case ...) I've SLOWLY come to notice that I am wasting far too much time sitting at the computer, mostly defending the faith -- all the while trying to avoid the prideful tendency to want to win an...

That's been a long concern of mine too. We must always remember God's love, mercy AND JUSTICE.

Yes we must always pray for public sinners, as with everyone else. We have no idea if there was a chance for a conversion when a person is dying. It may take only a moment for us, but for God it can be "an eternity". If a person is contrite and is forgiven on their deathbed, then they will...

Yes! We must always stay close to Catholic tradition and the traditional teachings that have come down to us from Jesus and the Apostles via the Holy Ghost. Dominus tecum, Reg

Sorry for my tardiness, but damianodisciple, welcome to the forums! I hope you find some interesting things here to read and respond to from time to time. Please encourage your friends to join too so that we have more voices to hear from. Dominus tecum, Reg