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Lent LENT BASIC R.C. BELIEF The name given to the 40 week days before Easter, starting Ash Wednesday. During Lent Roman Catholics are supposed to undergo some voluntary privation and…

Liberation Theology LIBERATION THEOLOGY A many-faceted movement is described by liberal Protestant theologian Harvey Cox as "the newest and freshest theology." It probably has its roots in the philosophical/theological precepts…

Medjudorje MEDJUGORJE POST VATICAN II In the tiny hamlet of Medjugorje (pronounced Med-u-gory or Med-ja-gor-ya) there has been an apparition of Mary which is unique in its message. The message…

Mormonism Why Work For The De WHY WORK FOR THE DEAD? Mormons believe that everyone who lives and dies on this earth goes to a place called the Spirit Prison,…

False Prophets FALSE PROPHETS PART NO 1: THE DANGER In the seventh chapter of Matthew there is a warning given by our Lord: "Beware of false prophets, which come to…

Humanism Defined PRODIGY (R) Interactive Personal Service 01/12/91 6:15:01 PM ACADEMIC AMERICAN ENCYCLOPEDIA HUMANISM Humanism, an educational and philosophical outlook that emphasizes the personal worth of the individual and the…

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…

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…

Monstrance Or Ostensorium MONSTRANCE (or OSTENSORIUM) BASIC R.C. BELIEF A portable gold-plated receptacle so constructed that the Blessed Sacrament, when enclosed therein, may be seen by the Faithful. It is…

Halow HALO BASIC R.C. BELIEF A golden circle of light pictured about the head of a saint. It is supposed to symbolize the light of grace and sanctity. CHRISTIAN COMMENT…