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#CatholicTwitter
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@SaveYourSons
"When the righteous thrive, the people rejoice; when the wicked rule, the people groan." - Proverbs 29:2
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@AndyBuzz72
Has the telescope seen consciousness? Or the mind which designed it? Or the Pythagorean Theorum? No? Then they don't exist!
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@fasc1nate
While the events really happened, I have to believe it was staged and later colorized. There are 4 planes in the scene, and at least two of them have cameras, including the plane with only one wheel. The altitude is too high for an authentic emergency repair. But kudos to her
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@TaylorRMarshall
His Holiness wouldn't have done differently. He is always charitable to the uncharitable.
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@Where_Peter_is
For those Catholics who claim: "I follow Jesus, not the Pope." Show us the meekness you follow. Show us the character of trust in the Father you claim to emulate. Show us the virtues, and not the angst- and anger-driven ideologies. Show us the hope, faith and charity.
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@GalahadofMalta
Moreso, the God of Calvin is really, really dark and sick. The atonement of Christ was a meritorious sacrifice of something of inestimable value, but Calvin saw it as a wrathful God needing to punish someone innocent to appease His wrath upon the guilty, as if God hated His Son,
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@father_rmv
New traditions can be started at any time. Here are the "12 Apostles Pretzel." ;-)
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@RichRaho
"what does this cardinal with all his pomp have to do with Jesus . . .?"
Easy. He is in line with Apostolic succession, which is not a little thing. Why do Christians decorate and beautify their churches so, rather than lay some fodder and straw about the place?
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@TrueSlazac
It is always good whenever charitable work is done. The stenciling on the tank testifies that the generous atheists were raised in a Christian culture.
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@engineers_feed
Falsely thinking that a square was distinct from an equiangular quadrilateral, I had counted only 22.
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@JoshuaTCharles
Being loving and being nice are two different things. Love is an act of the will, to want what is good for another and to want union with the other. Niceness is akin to politeness and acceptance of societal norms, and can be a form of moral cowardice.
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@ThomasPolega
@gezzamacoz
Of course, this is nonsense, the idea that the laity need to somehow inform the Church on Her doctrines concerning faith and morals. The very idea betrays a hubris which is very dangerous.
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@KeithNester1
The odd thing is that Catholics in Church spend maybe 0 minutes per year listening to homilies deriding Protestant doctrines, while I would wager that Protestant preachers spend a lot of time deriding Catholicism. Of course, they have to because otherwise they would be Catholic.
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@exAtheistRCC
Governments and empires and ideologies come and go, while the Church stands always, even unto the end of the world.
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@TrevorSheatz
Sola Scriptura is self-refuting, for nowhere in scripture does it claim that all rules of Christian life of faith and morals are to be found in the Bible alone.
Yet, Christ did leave us a rule of faith: "Go into all nations, teaching them all that I have commanded you." and "He
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@dugaylily
@VaticanNews
"stem from" is a vague statement.
The Knights of Columbus was founded by the blessed Fr. Michael McGivney in Connecticut in a time when families would become impoverished if the father died. The Masonic lodges were always built near Catholic churches on purpose, because of
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@Brian_A_Hackel
Supposedly we need to legalize bank-robbery, since the desperate actions of men hungry for easy cash often results in harm.
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@ShaneSchaetzel
1.) Go to a licit and valid Catholic Mass of any kind.
2.) Go to confession regularly, and receive the Eucharist worthily.
3.) Pray the rosary daily or any other devotional practice of your choice.
4,) Study the Catechism of the Catholic Church.
5.) Read the Bible with the
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@AndyBuzz72
God is not a thing that a large enough telescope could ever see, because God is not a thing, not even the supreme being. And yet, God can be seen.
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@omnialnchristo
And in the ancient world, young women had no choice in the matter of matrimony. It was the advent of so-called 'patriachal' Christianity where women were first allowed the right of consent and refusal to be married, and many of them were martyred by the enraged pagans.
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@5Solas2
Of course, this is all Calvinist error, who created the doctrine of double predestination, that God unjustly creates most people for hell. As a result, Calvinists suffer over whether they are goats or sheep, and are always neurotically looking for signs of their election or
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@WWUTTcom
Every weekend? It happens every day, and all over the world, and for 2,000 years, ever since the Last Supper, where the earliest Catholics were commanded: "Do this in memory of Me."
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@dlongenecker1
". . . leadership positions . . . "
I would wager that most Catholic institutions and parishes are run by women. Look at who built the world's largest Catholic media organization, or who founded hospital networks serving the indigent poor.
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@father_rmv
EWTN is so centered on Catholicism. Apart from Raymond Arroyo I am unaware of how they are critical of the Pope. But I am mostly enjoying the Called to Communion and other programs which have priests answering questions about the faith.
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@FrBordelon
Behold the many replies, how the world so hates the free will choice of adhering to a greater good, as if it is a personal affront somehow.
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@MariaElenaJMJ
That there is nothing God needs is certainly true. Reverence furthers us, not Him.
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@ShaneSchaetzel
Of course, this is nonsense. The Church has an obligation to speak out on moral issues, to offer her wisdom and guidance to the world.
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@TrevorSheatz
So you got maybe 70% of the goods with your 66 books and 2 sacraments, and maybe they will take you far. You would do better, though, with all 73 books and all 7 sacraments.
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@kennedyhall
This is from Bishop Robert Barron's Lesson One on "The Mass" where a theologian described the Mass as a supreme form of play.
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@GregorisFr
The "fat ugly lesbians" did more to reflect Christ than you are doing on social media. Being a priest is no guarantee of holiness, or shame.
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@JacksSon1980
"And the Lord answering, said to her: Martha, Martha, thou art careful, and art troubled about many things: But one thing is necessary. Mary hath chosen the best part, which shall not be taken away from her."
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@Onewhitefrijole
@JimSichko
God is extraordinary. As you correctly wrote, anyone who gets to heaven it is through the merits and grace of Christ through His Church. This Good Samaritan came as a witness and example to all, and cared for the sick and poor while the card-carrying Catholics walked by.
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@JoshuaTCharles
Someone develops a cure for cancer. Believing and trusting in the cure is not enough to be cured. One must take the medicine.
Similarly, Christ conquered death and extends eternal life to all. But it requires a participation on our part.
St. Paul was the Apostle to the
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@AlexC55324394
@PapalSupremacy
Rest assured the OP is modernist lunacy, and not Catholic thought at all. The Church has a role in guiding society, in offering her wisdom and counsel, but not in running it. "My kingdom is not of this world."
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@ChristineSchenk
@NCRonline
Women cannot be ordained as priests, so the premise of the article falls flat.
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@murray_33
@KnowsPascal
Your words might be of interest to your fellow Protestants, but not to faithful Catholics.
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@JhWesten
Best for Catholics to follow the Pope and the Church than ideologues and their blogs.
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@sanothomas
The Holy Spirit is not the agent of ideology.
The Holy Spirit is not the agent of hopelessness.
The Holy Spirit is not the agent of finger-wagging.
The Holy Spirit is not the agent of witch-hunting.
The Holy Spirit is not the agent of spiritual sloth.
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For anyone who loves art, these Twitter neighbors far and near are excellent artists, and they brighten up the internet with the works they share. [1/2]
@1MonsieurPierre
@Adrianleppenwe1
@ahoog2
@AlexKellyArt
@ampomata
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@Aoifedowdartist
@armusik
@ArtCameroon
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@TaborPravda
Arianism comes to Greece . . . even so, there's no excuse for this sort of behavior.
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@JamesMartinSJ
@FordhamNYC
Love is an act of the will where the good of the other is sought. There is no love in homosexual sodomy because the act destroys both the soul and the body.
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@ShaneSchaetzel
11). Democratic and Republican Parties.
12). Ideologies of the progressives, trads, radtrads, and sedevacantists.
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@ShaneSchaetzel
Of course, saints are not infallible in their words, and the Church never makes a pronouncement on anyone being in hell. A better idea than gloating about the fate of others is to do the work of the Saints in conforming our wills and characters to the will and character of
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@ThomasReeseSJ
@USCCB
This is all nonsense, as the Church never supports a candidate. Only Protestant churches endorse candidates.
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@Sachinettiyil
A baptized parent blessing her children; a beautiful sacramental to see, especially at an ordination.
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@Maranatha7774
Of course, the rapture was invented by John Nelson Darby in the 19th Century when it was fashionable to assume all of Christianity was wrong for 1,900 years. We also got the Mormons, the 7th Day Adventists, the Watchtower Society, and later the pentecostals and evangelists.
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@ShaneSchaetzel
To those who object to the Catholic Church's teachings on social justice: Don't let your ideological priority blind you to Christ's call to love and mercy. Being good stewards of the environment is a good. So is welcoming the stranger, or caring for the poor and ill. People of
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@Marathon486
@ctrlamb
Priests generally don't take a vow of poverty, unless they are priests tied to a religious order.
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@TaylorRMarshall
Someone wrote: "Questioning the legitimacy of the Pope is heresy." But much more important than merely leading the faithful astray with false doctrines and fanciful imaginings, it gets the wayward soul clicks.
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@TradCatWatch
The addictions I see belong to those who found some personal excuse to leave the Church founded by Christ and who ardently proselytize their faithlessless to others.
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@FatherAltman
Considering the scandal Mr. Altman is causing, it is good that he is thinking of great millstones and deep seas.
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@Kami_no_shison
@PrayTheRosary12
Something Jesus never said: "You are Peter, and upon this rock I will build Christianity."
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@FutureHOF3
There is only one Church established by Christ. Denominationalism is a Protestant thing, when they decided to stop excommunicating each other and accept that Sola Scriptura and no apostolic authority only serve to divide.
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@The_Hellenist
8th thing wrong with the picture, if you are a traditional ancient Greek Hellenist: The boy is not kissing a much older man.
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@realityhastowin
@CatholicArena
Worship requires sacrifice. Protestants have no priesthood, and they offer no sacrifice. They equate prayer (talking) with latria (worship of God).
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@JoelWBerry
Universalist nonsense. It reveals the human heart's need for societal approval when the conscience speaks otherwise.
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@metathomist
Luther was neurotic, and misunderstood what Paul was writing about. The problem isn't with Paul but with Luther. When Paul mentions 'works' he is referring to the Mosaic Law, not acts of charity and love. Luther and Calvin got it all wrong, as have their followers for 500 years.
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@Rainmaker1973
It's a true photo where metal cuts have been crudely made to allow the background metal bars to show through.
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@VentureCoMining
@CSavedByGrace18
"Bearing false witness. Repent or be damned."
She is doing what her theology teaches, that Christ's 'impossible' admonitions to holiness and virtue are just there to scare people into the sola fide heresy. So she can lie and calumniate all the time, as long as she had accepted
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@LSNCatholic
As if God is pleased with your call for such an uncharitable, hypocritical and dissembling prayer.
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@GladysVaz88
@BishopBarron
As Bishop Barron has said previously, all are welcome, but on Christ's terms.
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@BenZeisloft
October 31st is Reformation Day - built on a pagan holiday?!
Martin Luther would have been there among those honoring the Mother of God.
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@LeMeTellUSumtin
"Who then shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation? or distress? or famine? or nakedness? or danger? or persecution? or the sword?"
No, but a mere Ikea bowl will make some of us skulk away.
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@Ausb_Eins
@EzraFBridgers
Here in America, it is the largely the public schools which indoctrinate into weird ideologies and which shield them from non-government-approved opinions.
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@Where_Peter_is
While not especially engaged in the Colesseum of petty Vatican politics, I like EWTN, Catholic Answers, Bsp. Barron, Fr. Spitzer, and Scott Hahn.
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@JamesMartinSJ
@FordhamNYC
Why stop at welcoming and celebrating active homosexuals without expecting any conversions of hearts? Priests who steal from bingo games should be proud of their thievery. Nuns who embezzle school funds to go gambling should loudly proclaim the goodness of their addiction.
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@ShaneSchaetzel
Hard to imagine a higher hubris than thinking one can tell the bishops what their commission from Christ is.
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@1MonsieurPierre
@Adrianleppenwe1
@ahoog2
@AlexKellyArt
@ampomata
@ann00275
@Aoifedowdartist
@armusik
@ArtCameroon
For anyone who loves art, these Twitter neighbors far and near are excellent artists, and they brighten up the internet with the works they share. [2/2]
@K_KmiecikART
@kocsi_erika
@LesleyPhillipsA
@lgvd
@liams_art
@lidnaf
@LouiseCollisArt
@markbuck
@mdwhite1984
@MGooderham
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@Rainmaker1973
Amazing how this happens. It sure looks like the ladder is just sketched on paper, but look at this screen shot! 😝
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@JimSichko
A reddit post from 2014:
"Airports see more sincere kisses than wedding halls. The walls of hospitals have heard more prayers than the walls of churches."
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@ChrisMSarracino
@Bishopoftyler
"May I say that neither sedevacantists nor the SSPX are in schism?"
Certainly you may say, but it would not be true regarding sedes who try to claim that there is no valid Pope. Those who refuse to commune with Catholics in the Roman Rite are self-excommunicating themselves.
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@Maximumatheist
Of course, it was Catholics who came up with the universities, and schools for the poor, which was a radical idea. Atheists only establish indoctrination centers.
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@kennedyhall
Undoubtedly, there's more spiritual harm in reading your tweets than in attending any Catholic Mass.
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@SSgtKotyk
Maybe churches should hand out Nintendo Switches with a Mass game. Run around the world, beating up bad thoughts and bad habits which try to attack you or attach to you. Nimble minds and fingers can eventually defeat the evil Boss, and players get to advance to the Big Game.
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@ChrisMSarracino
@boundbrass
Where on earth did you come up with the idea that women are to cover their heads in church? What people wear to Mass is a cultural norm, not a doctrine or dogma.
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@BishopBarron
How much smarter must be the Creator of the human mind than the smartest of human minds! How much more beautiful must be the Creator of beauty than the most beautiful of things!
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St. Augustine of Hippo contended with the Donatists. His basic argument was:
"You're contending here for the identity of Catholic Church. You Donatists can't possibly be the Catholic Church because you're just in North Africa." Catholic by definition means universal, and we know
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@NCRonline
@RBrattenWeiss
It is a shame that people get harmed in doing wrong, in doing what God says not to do, but should it be a surprise? The Ten Commandments are a kindness, which people should heed. They are not there to control or to oppress, but to allow people to thrive.
Certainly, reduce the
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@RichRaho
Excuse me. Obsession with sex? You can't walk 20 feet outside without it slapping you in the face every day. Kids are growing up in this climate of "if it feels good do it" and "anything goes." The Church is the last standing voice against this harmful permissiveness, and many
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@keller_cmf
The Church has always been corrupt, starting with Day One. But in spite of the human frailties, each generation has seen saints come through. The Church never guarantees sanctity, only that it provides the tools for those who wish it.
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