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Roman Curia CURIA, ROMAN A group of high officials who assist the Pope in governing and administrating the Roman Catholic Church. POST VATICAN II From THE CITIZEN 4/12/84 (page 16):…

Tradition TRADITION BASIC R.C. BELIEF One source of Divine revelation, the other being Sacred scripture. During the years between the beginning of the Church and the completed scripture, people relied…

Primate PRIMATE BASIC R.C. BELIEF A Bishop who has precedence over all bishops in given territory.

The New Age Movement In The Bus The New Age Movement in the Business World by Richard Watring . The consciousness of American business is slowly, almost imperceptibly being desensitized…

Sacraments SACRAMENTS BASIC R.C. BELIEF Divinely appointed functions which effect an increase of supernatural life in the Roman Catholic whenever he approaches them with the proper disposition. The life is…

The Catholic Rainbow A Bumper The Catholic Rainbow The other day we received a very interesting color photograph of a large "bumper sticker" (about twice the size of a regular…

Sacred Heart SACRED HEART BASIC R.C. BELIEF In Roman Catholic art, Jesus is often shown with His heart exposed. This is called the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Devotion to the…

Triple Crown TRIPLE CROWN BASIC R.C. BELIEF In early days, the Pope wore a simple bishop's mitre. About the 9th century, a crown was added to it; later, a second…

Whos Afraid Of The Big Bad New TO BE READ WHILE VIEW OR LISTENING TO THE SERMON, "WHO'S AFRAID OF THE BIG BAD NEW AGE MOVEMENT?" W H O '…

Paganism Witchcraft THE WICCAN RELIGION A more encompassing term for witchcraft would be paganism. It has been called "man's first attempt at technology or his initial effort to gain control…