Just curious…has ANYONE here listened to the first message in it's entirety (all three parts)?I encourage you to do so:http://www.fisheaters.com/hahnapologetics.html

ST. LUCIAN, Martyr.ST. LUCIAN was born at Samosata in Syria. Having lost his parents in his youth, he distributed all his worldly goods, of which he inherited an abundant share, to the poor, and withdrew to Edessa, to live near a holy man named Macarius, who imbued his mind with a knowledge of the Holy Scriptures, and led him to the practice of…[Read more]

ST. SIMEON STYLITES.ONE winter's day, about the year 401, the snow lay thick around Sisan, a little town in Cilicia. A shepherd boy, who could not lead his sheep to the fields on account of the cold, went to the church instead, and listened to the eight Beatitudes, which were read that morning. He asked how these blessings were to be obtained, and…[Read more]

ST. GREGORY, Bishop.ST. GREGORY was one of the principal senators of Autun, and continued from the death of his wife a widower till the age of fifty-seven, et which time, for his singular virtues, he was consecrated Bishop of Langres, which see he governed with admirable prudence and zeal thirty-three years, sanctifying his pastoral labors by the…[Read more]

ST. TITUS, Bishop.TITUS was a convert from heathenism, a disciple of St. Paul, one of the chosen companions of the Apostles in his journey to the Council of Jerusalem, and his fellow-laborers in many apostolic missions. From the Second Epistle which St. Paul sent by the hand of Titus to the Corinthians we gain an insight into his character and…[Read more]

ST. GENEVIEVE, Virgin.GENEVIEVE was born at Nanterre, near Paris. St. Germanus, when passing through, specially noticed a little shepherdess, and predicted her future sanctity. At seven years of age she made a vow of perpetual chastity. After the death of her parents, Paris became her abode; but she often travelled on works of mercy, which, by the…[Read more]

ST. MACARIUS OF ALEXANDRIA.MACARIUS when a youth left his fruit-stall at Alexandria to join the great St. Antony. The patriarch, warned by a miracle of his disciple's sanctity, named him the heir of his virtues. His life was one long conflict with self. “I am tormenting my tormentor,” replied he to one who met him bent double with a basket of sand…[Read more]

Quote Catholic Apologist wrote:QuoteCome on, dude! I'm not talking about people who are rejecting GodYou misunderstand me as many Christians struggle with walking according to the ways of the flesh instead of the Spirit. Sadly, if we choose to walk by the flesh then we do the Devil’s work even in what we believe.Galatians 5:16:21(KJV) r…[Read more]

Quote Catholic Apologist wrote:QuoteWe're not connecting here. Let's try yet again. When I said:Private interpretation is defined as from yourself while Godly interpretation comes from God. Either one can be personal as both the true Prophets and false Prophets received personal interpretation but the true Prophets interpretation was not their…[Read more]

Quote Catholic Apologist wrote:QuoteWhich you have no assurance regarding WHAT that nature IS and IS NOT. You have a partial picture.I know enough to get started. I know God is righteous and cannot even be tempted by evil. I also know he desires we are righteous as he is righteous. I know he promises that those that hunger and thirst for…[Read more]

Quote Catholic Apologist wrote:QuoteSigh…Please go read what we believe. Indulgences are for people WHO ARE ALREADY FORGIVEN.I have heard that indulgences are done for full or partial remittance of the temporal punishment due for a person’s sins. It is claimed to occur after the individual has reached a state of forgiveness. The apparent p…[Read more]

Quote (Not3in1 @ Oct. 02 2009,17:53)Quote (CatholicApologist @ Oct. 02 2009,17:27)Quote (Not3in1 @ Oct. 02 2009,17:12)Hey CA,Quote What I wrote was perfectly reasonable and logical.  Want to try and ask me something like, “When you say X, do you mean A or B”?  Seek to understand what I say.  Don't assume you already know.Sorry, but I've been he…[Read more]

Quote (kerwin @ Oct. 02 2009,17:43)Catholic Apologist wrote:Quote The church is not all that?  What?  Do you even CLAIM to be a Christian?The church, i.e. religious sect, has its purpose in that it is constructed so that each member serves in his role for God.  Each can also be encouraged by and encourages other members of the body in their pu…[Read more]

Quote (princess of the king @ Oct. 02 2009,12:40)Quote Show me the Scripture that says in effect “And if any doctrine comes to you that is not written in these books, matthew, mark, luke, john, acts, etc. etc. you shall reject it as false.”  Not even a hint of anything of the kind.you are being contradictive with your own church, they choose to…[Read more]

Quote (Not3in1 @ Oct. 02 2009,17:12)Hey CA,Quote What I wrote was perfectly reasonable and logical.  Want to try and ask me something like, “When you say X, do you mean A or B”?  Seek to understand what I say.  Don't assume you already know.Sorry, but I've been here long enough to know some of the answers you'll give already.  You may recall we…[Read more]

Quote (942767 @ Oct. 01 2009,12:48)Hi CA:You say:Quote You haven't proved that only what is in the written word is true and that there is no oral traditions outside of the written text bound on the NT people of God.  I have proved to the contrary.  (see 2 Thess. 2:15)Show me what doctrines that the Catholic church considers dogma have been r…[Read more]

The assumption of the Protestant Reformers that the Bible contains an adequate account of all that is necessary for a Christian to believe accounts to a great extent for the widespread Protestant prejudice against “tradition,” which unfortunately is understood by them as implying a merely human tradition, far removed from Catholic doctrine on the…[Read more]

Quote (942767 @ Oct. 02 2009,15:13)Quote (thethinker @ Oct. 02 2009,13:37)Marty said:Quote These verses of scripture are speaking of the mystery of godliness and they are speaking of Jesus who is the Son of God and not God.Marty,By your logic we must conclude that verses which state that  Jesus was the Son of Man must mean that He was not Man.…[Read more]

Quote (t8 @ Oct. 02 2009,14:44)Quote (CatholicApologist @ Oct. 02 2009,11:15)Quote (Nick Hassan @ Oct. 02 2009,06:16)Hi CA, So the mother of God preexisted God?IF you had taken time to know and understand my position you wouldn't have to ask such silly questions.  But I'll oblige with with the short and ever so obvious:NOCA, it is obvious that…[Read more]

Quote (t8 @ Oct. 02 2009,14:28)Quote (CatholicApologist @ Oct. 01 2009,16:40)The concept of a mother of God goes back to Genesis 3:15The concept of a mother of God goes back to Babylon.Let's agree to disagree.You think that the devil is the “original” party here.I think God is the “original” party and the devil is a sorry excuse for a copycat.