Archive for 'Fall 2008'
China and The Holy Land
Posted on 16. Sep, 2009 by admin.
The first China tour group to Israel started in September 2008. Nearly all of the Chinese tourists say that the major attraction to Israel is Christianity’s roots. For the average Chinese person the cost is expensive. It is approximately $3000 for 10 days. It is hoped that 15,000 Chinese tourists will visit Israel in 2008. [...]
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Catholic-Jewish Questions
Posted on 16. Sep, 2009 by admin.
1. Q. How much study does it take to become a priest? A. After high school, it takes eight years to become a priest, four years of college and four years of theology. If you were a college student, it would take five. 2. Q. What are a Cardinal, Archbishop, Bishop and Deacon? A. Cardinal [...]
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The Major Religions
Posted on 16. Sep, 2009 by admin.
Their Similarities and Differences CATHOLICISM 1. Catholicism comes from a greek word meaning Universal. Roman Catholic means one belongs to the western part of the world while Eastern Catholic means one belongs to the eastern section. 2. Catholics worship in a building called a Church. In size, it may be a small chapel or a great Cathedral. 3. [...]
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Indifference
Posted on 16. Sep, 2009 by admin.
It’s near the end of year 2008. Time to evaluate Catholic-Jewish progress. Well, I believe the patient is not doing well. The patient is on life support system. Why? Let me share my personal thinking on this matter. I may be wrong, but I don’t think so. I’ll let you be the judge. Here are [...]
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Syria and Pope Benedict XVI
Posted on 16. Sep, 2009 by admin.
The grand mufti of Syria, Ahmad Bader Hassoun, said he invited the Pope to Damascus to celebrate the year of St. Paul, the apostle converted on the road to Damascus. The grand mufti is leader of Syria’s 18 million Muslims. Nations with most Catholics and seminarians: NATIONS WITH THE MOST CATHOLICS 1…………. Brazil……………………………… 155,628,000 2…………. [...]
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The Vatican Secret Archive
Posted on 16. Sep, 2009 by admin.
It is the Pope’s private archive which contains a thousand years of documents in eighty kilometers of shelving. Since September 18, thirty thousand new volumes of papers are available for consultation, for the period from 1922 to 1939, corresponding to the reign of Pope Pius XI. It also includes unpublished diaries of the then – [...]
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China and The Holy Land
Posted on 16. Sep, 2009 by admin.
The first China tour group to Israel started in September 2008. Nearly all of the Chinese tourists say that the major attraction to Israel is Christianity’s roots. For the average Chinese person the cost is expensive. It is approximately $3000 for 10 days. It is hoped that 15,000 Chinese tourists will visit Israel in 2008. [...]
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The Iraqi Catholic Church
Posted on 16. Sep, 2009 by admin.
Iraqi leading churchmen including Cardinal Delly of Baghdad said Catholic life in Iraqi is like a Way of the Cross. Peace and security are lacking as well as shortages of electricity, water, gasoline. Kidnapping and intimidation including church workers is a daily occurrence. Dozens of priests and two bishops have been abducted and released after [...]
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