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Our Lady of the Butterflies
The Narthex ^ | 7/14/2011 | George P. Matysek Jr.

Posted on 07/15/2011 6:38:16 PM PDT by MDJohnPaul

African artists make images of the Blessed Virgin Mary out of butterfly wings!

(Excerpt) Read more at reviewmatysek.wordpress.com ...


TOPICS: Catholic; Current Events; Orthodox Christian; Religion & Culture
KEYWORDS: africa; art; prague
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To: Natural Law; Iscool
"Not at all, really...I spend a lot of time encouraging people to seek out Jesus, not when he was a baby,..."

That is actually worse than the "Dear Lord Baby Jesus" prayer said by Ricky Bobby in the movie 'Talladega Nights' movie because the movie was a parody.

When you pronounce doctrine from the LaZBoy Throne of Sunday Sport Theology to the Church of Iscool (population 1), the possibilities are endless.

21 posted on 07/16/2011 10:04:46 AM PDT by MarkBsnr (I would not believe in the Gospel if the authority of the Catholic Church did not move me to do so..)
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To: MarkBsnr
Jesus is not about fear.

1Jn 3:2 Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is.

Rev 1:17 And when I saw him, I fell at his feet as dead.

You guys are going to faint when you see Jesus...

Apparently you guys think you are going to meet a baby Jesus sitting on Mary's lap...

Rev 1:12 And I turned to see the voice that spake with me. And being turned, I saw seven golden candlesticks;
Rev 1:13 And in the midst of the seven candlesticks one like unto the Son of man, clothed with a garment down to the foot, and girt about the paps with a golden girdle.
Rev 1:14 His head and his hairs were white like wool, as white as snow; and his eyes were as a flame of fire;
Rev 1:15 And his feet like unto fine brass, as if they burned in a furnace; and his voice as the sound of many waters.
Rev 1:16 And he had in his right hand seven stars: and out of his mouth went a sharp twoedged sword: and his countenance was as the sun shineth in his strength.

This is the Jesus you're going to encounter, whether it be at the Rapture or Armageddon or the Last Judgement...

Forget about a baby...There won't be any baby...

And you won't see a wimpy, limp-wristed, long haired, blue eyed peasant walking around in a robe...

You'll be standing before the Lion of the Tribe of Judah...

There won't be any baby that's portrayed in a painting or a statue...You guys need to learn who Jesus is...

22 posted on 07/16/2011 10:50:45 AM PDT by Iscool (I don't understand all that I know...)
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To: crosshairs
This clearly states that there are to be no images made with the expectation of worship, nor for the purpose of bowing down to them.

We know that...God knows that...They refuse to see the words of God as their authority...Their religion is their authority...

23 posted on 07/16/2011 10:52:46 AM PDT by Iscool (I don't understand all that I know...)
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To: MarkBsnr
Bibliolatry is idol worship.

Believing what God says is true, and hanging on every word of the scipture is idol worship, while praying to little statues is not???

I don't have to wonder what God thinks of that...

24 posted on 07/16/2011 10:55:53 AM PDT by Iscool (I don't understand all that I know...)
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To: Iscool
"You'll be standing before the Lion of the Tribe of Judah..."

You won't be "standing" either. In fact you wont have human form and neither will Jesus. You will be in the presence of an incomprehensibly and infinitely perfect being.

25 posted on 07/16/2011 11:54:41 AM PDT by Natural Law (For God so loved the world He did not send a book.)
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To: Iscool

I live in the country on a road between 2 towns, lots of traffic, not a surburban area. Since my dog and I have to walk single file I am always looking down. She loves to find road kill, I find my own kind of road kill...:O)


26 posted on 07/16/2011 12:24:30 PM PDT by goat granny
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To: goat granny
I live in the country on a road between 2 towns, lots of traffic, not a surburban area. Since my dog and I have to walk single file I am always looking down. She loves to find road kill, I find my own kind of road kill...:O)

I moved in toward civilisation a little over a year ago after being 20+ years on a secluded lake...I'm a mile from the nearest store but still far enough out to see the deer in the back...

I feel sorry for those city slickers...

27 posted on 07/16/2011 1:50:34 PM PDT by Iscool (I don't understand all that I know...)
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To: crosshairs
You have the proetestant version of the ten commandments.

the correct version comes from the Catholic Bible -- long before it got to any protestant Bible.

Numbering the Ten Commandments
The Ninth Commandment
The Seventh Commandment
The Second Commandment

The Decalogue, dangerous? Advice for a society that cringes at commandments
Pat Boone: 10 Commandments, 2 versions
The Catholic Church Changed The Ten Commandments?
'Top 10 Catholic parenting tips found in the 10 Commandments' - Top Home and Family story of 2006
Did the Ten Commandments Exist Before Moses?

28 posted on 07/16/2011 1:54:14 PM PDT by Salvation ("With God all things are possible." Matthew 19:26)
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To: Natural Law
The Pope and the Child Jesus in Prague [Infant of Prague]
Holy Infant of Prague
THE HISTORY AND SPIRITUALITY OF INFANT JESUS OF PRAGUE
29 posted on 07/16/2011 2:22:03 PM PDT by Salvation ("With God all things are possible." Matthew 19:26)
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To: Natural Law
Devotion to the Child Jesus [Catholic/Orthodox Caucus]

30 posted on 07/16/2011 2:23:24 PM PDT by Salvation ("With God all things are possible." Matthew 19:26)
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To: Iscool

Like you, I am definately not a townie. Need space. GG


31 posted on 07/16/2011 2:41:26 PM PDT by goat granny
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To: Iscool
You guys are going to faint when you see Jesus...

And you guys expect Him to kneel before you when you deign to enter Heaven.

Apparently you guys think you are going to meet a baby Jesus sitting on Mary's lap...

You may wish to get your eyes checked.

And you won't see a wimpy, limp-wristed, long haired, blue eyed peasant walking around in a robe...

That is correct. And He will not be happy about those who willingly depart from Christianity.

There won't be any baby that's portrayed in a painting or a statue...You guys need to learn who Jesus is...

We have 2000 years of learning who Jesus is. How many years do you have?

32 posted on 07/16/2011 5:24:30 PM PDT by MarkBsnr (I would not believe in the Gospel if the authority of the Catholic Church did not move me to do so..)
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To: Iscool; Jedediah
Believing what God says is true, and hanging on every word of the scipture is idol worship, while praying to little statues is not???

Mistaking the Bible for God is.

I don't have to wonder what God thinks of that...

Yeah, yeah. From God's mouth to yours, right? You may have a kindred spirit here on FR that also claims to speak for God.

33 posted on 07/16/2011 5:26:52 PM PDT by MarkBsnr (I would not believe in the Gospel if the authority of the Catholic Church did not move me to do so..)
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To: MarkBsnr; Iscool
"Yeah, yeah. From God's mouth to yours, right? You may have a kindred spirit here on FR that also claims to speak for God."

Doesn't the Catholic church claim to speak for God?

34 posted on 07/16/2011 5:51:05 PM PDT by GourmetDan (Eccl 10:2 - The heart of the wise inclines to the right, but the heart of the fool to the left.)
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To: GourmetDan

Unlike certain lunatics who claim that God speaks through their mouths, we believe that God spoke to the Apostles, and through the Faith handed down from them, with the guidance of the Holy Spirit, the Church remains.

We do not claim that God speaks from our mouths. Check the mirror for an example of somebody who does.


35 posted on 07/16/2011 5:55:23 PM PDT by MarkBsnr (I would not believe in the Gospel if the authority of the Catholic Church did not move me to do so..)
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To: MarkBsnr
"Unlike certain lunatics who claim that God speaks through their mouths, we believe that God spoke to the Apostles, and through the Faith handed down from them, with the guidance of the Holy Spirit, the Church remains."

Are you saying that the Apostles were lunatics?

36 posted on 07/16/2011 6:01:54 PM PDT by GourmetDan (Eccl 10:2 - The heart of the wise inclines to the right, but the heart of the fool to the left.)
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To: GourmetDan

Unlike certain televangelists, evangelicals and other bottom dwellers, none of the Apostles ever claimed that God spoke through their mouths. How’s that all working out for you guys?


37 posted on 07/16/2011 6:05:35 PM PDT by MarkBsnr (I would not believe in the Gospel if the authority of the Catholic Church did not move me to do so..)
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To: MarkBsnr
"We do not claim that God speaks from our mouths."

Are you saying that no Catholic speaks God's words from their mouth?

38 posted on 07/16/2011 6:06:01 PM PDT by GourmetDan (Eccl 10:2 - The heart of the wise inclines to the right, but the heart of the fool to the left.)
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To: MarkBsnr
"Unlike certain televangelists, evangelicals and other bottom dwellers, none of the Apostles ever claimed that God spoke through their mouths."

How do you know?

39 posted on 07/16/2011 6:08:08 PM PDT by GourmetDan (Eccl 10:2 - The heart of the wise inclines to the right, but the heart of the fool to the left.)
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To: Salvation
the correct version comes from the Catholic Bible -- long before it got to any protestant Bible.

You don't know what you are talking about...The Protestant version of the Ten Commandments are the Jewish Ten Commandments...Long, long before Constantine invented your religion...

40 posted on 07/16/2011 6:14:20 PM PDT by Iscool (I don't understand all that I know...)
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