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We walk in the Sacred Tradition, guided by the Holy Scriptures and the Teaching of the Church
The Church's rules and recommendations are like the twigs which support a nest where a chick can be fed in security, freedom and joy, as by God.
God, the source of all light and wisdom, nourishes us through words and through teachers; but in Communion, we meet the Divine Son, the whole Person.
It is essential that we put Christ at the centre of our lives. If we do not pray, do not listen to the Church, and do not obey God's laws as taught by the Church, we shall not be prepared for Heaven when the time comes to die.
The Church has grown, as a giant oak grows from a sapling. Yet those who would bring about an over-simplification of Church beliefs and practices today, from admiration of the Early Church, are foolish if they believe the mutilated trunk of a giant oak would be as beautiful as a sapling.
The Pope is so important that even if a large group of Bishops were to break away from him they would not undermine the essential unity of the Church or her teaching office.
Those who oppose the legitimate teaching authority of the Church and develop a habit of defiance are, perhaps without realising it, defying Christ Himself
Some of the beliefs and practices recommended today by Catholic writers and teachers are not in accord with the teaching of the Pope and Bishops.
"Would St. Paul Recognise it?" The Lord showed me the 'New Gospel' preached today by those who dissent from the Church's teachings, and who rarely mention sin or punishment, and speak as if it is easy to be saved, no matter how a person chooses to live.
The teachings of the Church should be followed by all Catholics; yet in the matter of personal devotions we can adopt a form of prayer or meditation that especially appeals to us, without having to adopt them all. A sensible person tasting a Chinese meal for the first time would try a little of most dishes, to see what suited them, without trying to consume everything.
The teachings of the Church should be followed by all Catholics; yet in the matter of personal devotions we can adopt a form of prayer or meditation that especially appeals to us, without having to adopt them all. A sensible person tasting a Chinese meal for the first time would try a little of most dishes, to see what suited them, without trying to consume everything.
Authentic Catholic teaching is like a glass of pure water for thirsty souls. Teaching which contains errors or distortions is like a glass of water which contains some dangerous organisms.
Just as it is pointless installing sewage pipes if an open sewer is allowed to remain nearby, so it makes little difference trying to improve catechesis if heretical books and dissident teachers are left in place.
Just as it is pointless installing sewage pipes if an open sewer is allowed to remain nearby, so it makes little difference trying to improve catechesis if heretical books and dissident teachers are left in place.
Just as it is pointless installing sewage pipes if an open sewer is allowed to remain nearby, so it makes little difference trying to improve catechesis if heretical books and dissident teachers are left in place.
The family which has a roof over its head and a table to eat at is well prepared for everyday life and education. Sound doctrine is like the roof and the table of our Christian life. Those who rely only on feelings and want to picnic all the time have no shelter for themselves or for others, when gales blow, and animals trample the food into the ground.
The idols or 'golden calves' which many people worship today, are their own selfish opinions, often contrary to the Church's teachings, their lack of reverence towards God, their neglect of penance and prayer, and the neglect of the ordinary duties of their state of life.
The Lord showed me the far horizons, and many of the other roads which people travel in efforts to reach God and Heaven. The one Way to Heaven is the Way made by Christ and shown out by His Church.
The message preached by a faithful Pope is consistent, coherent, and effective for those who receive it and who therefore 'live in the light'. It is a message for the whole world. And Pope John Paul II, who has preached it so well, and has now died, has 'soared' into the heart of the Godhead, in death - a 'place' with which he was familiar through prayer.
The Pope, the Bishop of Rome, is the chief Bishop, and the focus of unity in the Church. From Rome, the Holy Father guides and teaches the Church, as his predecessors have done since the time of the apostles.
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