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Im Not Good Enough

Im Not Good Enough "I'M NOT GOOD ENOUGH YET" Have you ever frantically straightened your living room just before company came over? Or maybe asked someone not to come over…

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The Vow of Poverty

The Vow of Poverty VOW OF POVERTY? CATHOLIC JOURNALS Fromn CATHOLIC NEW YORK, 3/19/87. "The Franciscans will receive $100,000 of the $873,000 estate of Franciscan Father Angelus DeMarco, who died…

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Pope

Pope POPE BASIC R.C. BELIEF The name given to the Supreme head of the Roman Catholic Church; from papa, father. The pope is often called the Holy Father (See John…

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Queen Of Heaven

Queen Of Heaven QUEEN OF HEAVEN BASIC R.C. BELIEF When Pius XII defined the Assumption of Mary Nov. 1, 1950, it was stated that she went, body and soul, to…

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What Is A Cult0

What Is A Cult0 WHAT IS A CULT? Beware of 'Another Gospel' Galatians 1:6-9 | II Cor 11:3-15 II Timothy 3:1-16 | II Timothy 4:3-4 Colossians 2:8-23 | Proverbs 14:12…

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Priest

Priest PRIEST BASIC R.C. BELIEF A man who is ordained by a Bishop in the Sacrament of Holy Orders to perform the Sacrifice of the Mass, hear confessions and dispense…

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Relics

Relics RELICS BASIC R.C. BELIEF The remains of holy persons (parts of their bodies or possessions), entitled to veneration. Every Roman Catholic altar contains two relics of martyred saints. Traditional…

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Sacramentals

Sacramentals SACRAMENTALS BASIC R.C. BELIEF Rites, actions, prayers or objects used by the Church to obtain temporal and spiritual effects from God. Their efficacy depends primarily on the power of…

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Progressive Roman Catholics

Progressive Roman Catholics PROGRESSIVE ROMAN CATHOLICS DEFINITION Roman Catholics who gladly embrace the liturgical changes of Vatican II and the ecumenical advances of these days. They go further, modernizing Roman…

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