A Worldy Speaker for a Worldly Church

Money and fame, rather than holiness and Christian living, appear to have been the reasons for choosing speakers to address the Worcester, Massachusetts 7th Annual Diocesan Men’s Conference. This was seen in the March 30 diocesan newspaper, The Catholic Free Press, in an article titled, “Speakers Inspire.”

The featured speaker was Tom Brady Sr., father of the three-time Super Bowl winning quarterback of the New England Patriots, Tom Brady. The article said:

“Brady, 62, did not speak specifically about the well-publicized news that son Tom and his former girlfriend, actress Bridget Moynihan, are expecting a child outside of marriage. But Brady did note that this isn’t the first time this has happened in his family. ‘When it comes to grandchildren being born outside of wedlock, we’re three for three,’ he said.”

Trying to put the best face on a bad situation, Mr Brady then said that at least abortion was not considered regarding these three illegitimate births.

He then went on boasting about “the resources of our Catholic faith,” “the power of the Mass,” “love of the sacraments,” ad nauseam.

Hmmmm……It seems all this Catholic hocus-pocus didn’t help teach his four children about the sanctity of marriage! And, this is a man the Worcester Diocese thought appropriate to give advice to Catholic men??

Please pray daily that the Spirit of God free more Catholics from this worldly religion, and give them saving faith in Christ ALONE for the forgiveness of sins and eternal life.

Rome Has it Backwards -- Again!

The Catholic Church takes an especial delight in perverting bible truth. One such example is seen each “Lenten” season, as this is the time of year the “Church” receives into its fold those adults who knowingly consent to become Catholics.

The Romish service performed to bring in these new Catholics is called the “Rite of Election.” And – they are called the “Elect.” Their names are even written into a Catholic “Book of the Elect.”

These people are Elect? Nothing could be further from the truth!!

The truth is – those who are God’s Elect flee from the Catholic Church – exactly the opposite of what Rome says! The only thing anyone proves by joining the Catholic Church is that he is NOT among the Elect.

So......what is biblical election? It is the act of God by which, before the foundation of the world, He chose in Christ those whom He graciously regenerates, saves, and sanctifies (Eph 1:4-11, Rom 8:28-33, 2 Thess 2:13, 2 Tim 2:10, 1 Pet 1:1-10).

Jesus said in John 10:27: “My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me.”

Please continue to pray that God bring His Elect out of the sin of Catholicism, and into saving faith in Christ ALONE for the forgiveness of sins and eternal life.

Thank God for His blessed, electing grace!

How do You Like Your Muskrat?

It’s “Lent,” so Catholics have to abstain from meat on Fridays, right? Not in southeast Michigan according to the March 9 Michigan Catholic, the newspaper of the Archdiocese of Detroit, in an article titled, “Muskrat Love? It’s a Lent Thing for Downriver Area.”

As usual, Catholics can break their rules anytime they want! There is a local “tradition” from the 1700’s, when French trappers and traders in what is now southeast Michigan were allowed by their priests to eat muskrat in place of fish during Lent.

Comment – The Great Lakes and rivers of back then were teeming with fish! My guess is the trappers and traders were too lazy to fish, so the priests gave them a free pass.

“Although there is no documentation of the original dispensation,” the archdiocese allows the eating of muskrat during Lent because “there is long-standing permission – dating back to our missionary origins in the 1700’s.”

The article featured one church that has muskrat dinners, and described various ways in which muskrat can be prepared. One priest said he preferred his muskrat marinated in a secret recipe based on a French liqueur! Another local connoisseur said he likes it sautéed in butter and garlic.

Catholic Canon Law says:

Canon 1251: “Abstinence from eating meat or another food according to the prescriptions of the conference of bishops is to be observed on Fridays throughout the year…

Canon 1252: “All persons who have completed their fourteenth year are bound by the law of abstinence…”

How do Michigan Catholics get around these laws? In 1987 a Michigan bishop determined (rather lamely) on this muskrat issue that:

“Although muskrat is a warm-blooded mammal and technically flesh, the custom has been so long held along Michigan’s rivers and marshes that it was ‘immemorial custom,’ thus allowed by canon law.”

Ohhhh……I get it! All Catholics have to do is call something an “immemorial custom,” and they can void their own laws! No wonder so many people are Catholic!

Hebrews 13:9b says, “For it is a good thing that the heart be established with grace; not with meats, which have not profited them that have been occupied therein.” May God give Catholics repentance from Rome and its silly rules about food, and the grace to turn to Christ ALONE for the forgiveness of sins and eternal life.

Katholic Fried Chicken

In an effort to boost sales during the “Lenten” season, KFC (Kentucky Fried Chicken) announced that a new sandwich called the “KFC Fish Snacker” will be offered.

According to a Feb 21 Yahoo article titled, “KFC Appeals to Higher Authority by Asking for Papal Blessing for New KFC Fish Snacker Sandwich:”

“The company has asked the Pope himself for his blessing…sending a personal letter to the Vatican…beseeching him to bestow his Papal blessing for this innovative new menu item. Vatican official’s confirmed they received KFC’s request, and the company is hopeful to get the Pope’s blessing this Lenten season.”

I hope KFC isn’t holding their breath waiting for a papal “blessing.” However, a large donation to the Catholic Church would probably speed up the process!

Why did KFC try this? To make a few extra lousy dollars. Too many businessmen worship at the altar of money. The bible speaks of such men in the end-times, as God is judging Babylon (Rome) in Revelation 18:12:

“And the merchants of the earth shall weep and mourn over her (Rome): for no man buyeth their merchandise any more.”

Yes, this is where the “global economy” is going to end up! It will be bad news for Wall Street, Rome, and businessmen, but good news for the Christian as during this judgment, Revelation 18:20 says:

“Rejoice over her (Rome), thou heaven, and ye holy apostles and prophets; for God hath avenged you on her.”

I look forward to rejoicing that day in heaven, as once and for all, God will finally be doing away with this counterfeit known as - the Roman Catholic Church.

Please pray daily for Catholic conversions.

Catholicism: 'Always the Same?' Not Quite......

With more and more Catholics choosing to be cremated, the Catholic Church has changed their laws about cremation, and now even uses it as a money-maker! This was seen in the March 2 issue of The Catholic Telegraph, the newspaper of the Archdiocese of Cincinnati, in an article titled, “Catholics and Cremation: Times Have Changed.”

The article gave a listing of several monasteries that sell, from $225-$245, various kinds of wooden urns for ashes. Also, ceramic monk-made urns are going for $245 these days.

The pope said in his March 7 weekly audience:

“The church is not a place of confusion or anarchy where each person can do what he wants at the moment.”

However......again the papacy refuses to practice what it preaches! Rome used to prohibit cremation – even to the point of excommunication! Here are two canons from the 1917 Code of Canon Law:

Canon 1240.5: “Persons who have given orders for the cremation of their bodies are deprived of ecclesiastical burial, unless they have before death given some signs of repentance.”

Canon 2339: “Persons who, in violation of the prohibition of Canon 1240, dare to order or force the ecclesiastical burial (of those who are to be deprived of it) incur EXCOMMUNICATION (emphasis mine) ipso facto; and persons who of their own accord give ecclesiastical burial to the above mentioned, incur an interdict from entering a church.”

Since the Catholic Church is a man-made organization, it usually adapts to what the world is doing. Now that cremation is popular, Rome has changed the rules! The new 1983 Code of Canon Law says:

Canon 1176.3: “The Church earnestly recommends that the pious custom of burying bodies of the deceased be observed; nevertheless, the Church does not prohibit cremation unless it was chosen for reasons contrary to Christian doctrine.”

Coincidentally, the article did not publish the above contrasting canons. Sadly, Rome knows that most Catholics will just blindly accept the latest "teaching" without checking to see if Rome taught differently in the past.

The bible says in Hebrews 13:8, “Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and today, and forever.” This CANNOT be said of the Catholic Church and its ever-changing ways.

The Catholic Church’s motto is Semper Eadem – “Always the Same.” But history shows this is not true. Their real motto should be Semper Diversus – “Always Different.”

May God give Catholics the grace to flee the ever-shifting sands of Catholic teaching, and bless them with faith ALONE in Jesus Christ for the full and free forgiveness of sins.