Let us say something about fasting, because many, for want of knowing its usefulness, undervalue its necessity, and some reject it as almost superfluous; while, on the other hand where the use of it is not well understood, it easily degenerates into superstition. Holy and legitimate fasting is directed to three ends; for we practice it either as a restraint on the flesh, to preserve it from licentiousness, or as a preparation for prayers and pious meditations, or as a testimony of our humiliation in the presence of God when we are desirous of confessing our guilt before him.
John Calvin

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Galileo

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Hooked On Astrology

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Memorial

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Nottingham Statement

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False Prophets

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Humanism Defined

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Mother Teresa

Mother Teresa MOTHER TERESA RELIGIOUS JOURNALS From WORLD MISSION, Nazarene Publising House., April 1990. "...there is no Mother Teresa without Jesus Christ. There is no aspect of her life that…

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Miraculous Medal

Miraculous Medal MIRACULOUS MEDAL BASIC R.C. BELIEF From THE "MIRACLE" OF THE MIRACULOUS MEDAL by The Assn of the Miraculous Medal, Perryville, MO 63775. "The medal we call `miraculous' came…

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Mass

Mass MASS BASIC R.C. BELIEF From THE WHAT AND WHY OF CATHOLICISM with the Imprimatur of the late Cardinal Spellman. "The Sacrifice of the Mass forms a pivot upon which…

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