The Holy Rosary (part 1)

DO CATHOLICS BELIEVE IN THE RAPTURE?

by: Br. Duane M. Cartujano The idea of "rapture" seems to come from a literal reading of 1 Thessalonians 4:17, where St. Paul is trying to explain how those who already have died will be raised and share in the events of Christ's second coming, which he expected very soon. He imagines the second coming in very dramatic terms (1 Thessalonians 4:13-18); in this scenario, the dead will first be raised, then the living will also be "caught up" ( = rapture) to be with the Lord. Some literalist Evangelicals in the 20th century expanded this verse into a whole scenario for the end of the world, which they promote. This sense of the “rapture” is a belief held by some Christians, especially fundamentalists. It is not a term generally used by the Catholic Church. So, in the fundamentalist sense, Catholics don’t really have our own word, since we don’t see things in the same way as the fundamentalists. According to Craig S. Keener, a Protestant scholar, in his book, ...

Roman Catholic Church SEC Registration?

hindi obligadong magpatala ang Iglesia Katolika sa Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)? Sagot sa mga Sekta na nagsasabing "colorum" at peke raw ang Iglesia Katolika sa Pilipinas dahil hindi ito rehistrado sa SEC., 1. Ang Iglesia Katolika ay hindi itinatag sa Pilipinas. Mga Pilipinong samahan lang na naitatag sa Pilipinas ang obligadong magpatala sa SEC, alinsunod sa Commonwealth Act No. 83 of 1936 & RA 8799 of 2000. 2. Hindi Pilipino ang tagapagtatag ng Iglesia Katolika. Hindi Pilipino si Hesukristo kundi isang Judio. Hindi Siya sakop o napapasailalim ng mga batas ng Pilipinas at ng kahit ano pa mang bansa sa buong daigdig. Hindi Siya mula sa daigdig na ito (John 8:23; 17:16; 18:36). 3. Naitatag ang Iglesia Katolika bago pa umiral ang bansa at pamahalaang Pilipinas, bago pa itinatag ang SEC. Kung tutuusin, mga relihiyosong Kastilang Katoliko pa nga ang naging daan para magkaroon ng organisasyon at pamahalaan ang bansang Pilipinas. 4. Ang Iglesia Katolika ay hindi k...

OUR PURPOSE OF EXISTENCE

If we are about to ask this question “What is your purpose of existence?” maybe some will say; “To give shelter, food, education to my family (if he’s a husband), or some will say; to be a good child. But all of this answer was the reality that men are looking for the earthly needs. Perhaps because we are in this world we are thinking of worldly things. But now we will know the real reason of our existence here on earth. We will base in the sacred scripture <Bible> to know the real existence of us. Here are the two reasons that I can share to everyone; 1. Man and women are created by GOD to first, worship Him. “all those called by my name all I have created for my glory.” <Isaiah 43:7> 2. Man and women are created by GOD to second, dominion His creation. So God created man in his image; in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them. God blessed them and said to them, "Be fruitful and i...

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