V. Adoramus te, Christe, et benedicimus tibi. [We adore Thee, O Christ, and we praise Thee.]R. Quia per sanctam crucem tuam redemisti mundum. [Because by Thy holy Cross Thou hast redeemed the world.] Pope John Paul II From the Gospel according to Luke. 23:28-31 But Jesus turning to them said, “Daughters of Jerusalem do not… Continue reading The Eighth Station: Jesus Meets the Women of Jerusalem.
Author: Joe Heschmeyer
Mark Driscoll and the Canon of Scripture
Mark Driscoll Popular Protestant pastor Mark Driscoll (of Mars Hill church) thinks we Catholics have too many Books in our Bibles. That’s no surprise; almost all Protestants think this. But thankfully, Driscoll takes the time to explain why he thinks this, which makes it easy to show where and how he’s wrong. If you’re not familiar,… Continue reading Mark Driscoll and the Canon of Scripture
The Seventh Station: Jesus Falls for the Second Time
V. Adoramus te, Christe, et benedicimus tibi. [We adore Thee, O Christ, and we praise Thee.]R. Quia per sanctam crucem tuam redemisti mundum. [Because by Thy holy Cross Thou hast redeemed the world.] Pope John Paul II From the Book of Lamentations. 3:1-2, 9, 16 I am the man who has seen affliction under the… Continue reading The Seventh Station: Jesus Falls for the Second Time
The Sixth Station: Veronica Wipes the Face of Jesus.
V. Adoramus te, Christe, et benedicimus tibi. [We adore Thee, O Christ, and we praise Thee.]R. Quia per sanctam crucem tuam redemisti mundum. [Because by Thy holy Cross Thou hast redeemed the world.] Pope John Paul II From the Book of the Prophet Isaiah. 53:2-3 He had no form or comeliness that we should look… Continue reading The Sixth Station: Veronica Wipes the Face of Jesus.
Uniting Pro-Life Protestants and Catholics in Christ
Yesterday’s “Conversation on Unity in Christ’s Mission” between Francis Cardinal George and Evangelical author and former pastor John Armstrong was thoroughly enjoyable. The two men shared an obvious love for one another and for Jesus Christ. John spoke of being enriched by Catholic writers from long before the Reformation, who sound little like modern Evangelicals; Cardinal… Continue reading Uniting Pro-Life Protestants and Catholics in Christ
The Fifth Station: Simon of Cyrene Helps Jesus to Carry the Cross
For the last fourteen days of Lent, I’m posting one Station of the Cross per day, taken from Pope John Paul II’s 2003 Good Friday meditations, and Pope Benedict’s 2005 Good Friday meditations, both delivered at the Colosseum. FIFTH STATION: SIMON OF CYRENE HELPS JESUS TO CARRY THE CROSS V. Adoramus te, Christe, et benedicimus… Continue reading The Fifth Station: Simon of Cyrene Helps Jesus to Carry the Cross
Anglicanism, Atheism, and Abitofhell
The Anglican Communion is famous (perhaps notorious) for wanting to prevent internal schism at any seemingly cost — even if that means jettisoning doctrines, or permitting things, like the ordination of women and practicing homosexuals, that they once firmly denounced. Back in 1914, to show the peril of this approach, an Anglican priest by the… Continue reading Anglicanism, Atheism, and Abitofhell
The Fourth Station: Jesus Meets His Mother
For the last fourteen days of Lent, I’m posting one Station of the Cross per day, taken from Pope John Paul II’s 2003 Good Friday meditations, and Pope Benedict’s 2005 Good Friday meditations, both delivered at the Colosseum. FOURTH STATION: JESUS MEETS HIS MOTHER V. Adoramus te, Christe, et benedicimus tibi. [We adore Thee, O… Continue reading The Fourth Station: Jesus Meets His Mother
HHS Rally Recap
Yesterday, I went to the HHS Mandate protest outside the offices of the Department of Health and Human Services here in D.C. It was a great experience: upbeat, generally respectful of those on the other side, prayerful, and resolute. The scene on my approach to the rally. There were certainly a lot of women… Continue reading HHS Rally Recap
The Third Station: Jesus Falls for the First Time
For the last fourteen days of Lent, I’m posting one Station of the Cross per day, taken from Pope John Paul II’s 2003 Good Friday meditations, and Pope Benedict’s 2005 Good Friday meditations, both delivered at the Colosseum. THIRD STATION: JESUS FALLS FOR THE FIRST TIME V. Adoramus te, Christe, et benedicimus tibi. [We adore… Continue reading The Third Station: Jesus Falls for the First Time