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“Rivers of Living Water” (John 7:37-39)Last weekend Susan and I went to Excelsior Springs, Missouri, to attend the wedding of Pastor and Mrs. Paul Flo. Excelsior Springs got its name and its fame long ago from the springs of water located there--healthful, healing waters, with restorative powers, it was said. Well, it so happened that when we went out there on that Friday, I wasn’t feeling so well. But when we returned on Sunday evening, I came back . . . with a bad case of acute bronchitis. I guess the healing waters of Excelsior Springs didn’t do me much...

Trinitarian Heresy: The interpretive key to the crisisOn Pentecost, Jorge Bergoglio (stage name, Francis) performed a great service to all who find themselves genuinely confused by the present ecclesial crisis, and who sincerely desire to be and to remain Catholic.What was this great service, you may ask?He dropped an H-Bomb.Big deal, right? I know, Jorge is among the world’s most prolific heresy machines, but this time he provided all concerned with an interpretive key that goes a long way toward making sense of the Council, the society that emerged therefrom, and the Bergoglian reign of terror over it. Specifically, Jorge...

[Catholic Caucus] Novena to the Holy Ghost - Day 9 NINTH DAYThou, on those who evermoreThee confess, and Thee adore,In Thy sevenfold gifts, descend: Give them comfort when they die;Give them life with Thee on high;Give them joys which never end. Amen. The Fruits of the Holy Ghost     The gifts of the Holy Ghost perfect the supernatural virtues by enabling us to practice them with greater docility to divine inspiration. As we grow in the knowledge and love of God under the direction of the Holy Ghost, our service becomes more sincere and generous, the practice of virtue, more perfect....

[Catholic Caucus] Novena to the Holy Ghost - Day 8 EIGHTH DAYBend the stubborn heart and will;Melt the frozen, warm the chill;Guide the steps that go astray! The Gift of Wisdom     Embodying all the other gifts, as charity embraces all the other virtues, Wisdom is the most perfect of the gifts. Of Wisdom it is written, "all good things come to me with her, and innumerable riches, through her hands." It is the gift of Wisdom that strengthens our faith, fortifies hope, perfectss charity, and promotes the practice of virtue in the highest degree. Wisdom enlightens the mind to discern...

[Catholic Caucus] Novena to the Holy Ghost - Day 7 SEVENTH DAYHeal our wounds ~ our strength renew;Onour dryness pour Thy dew!Wash the stains of guilt away! The Gift of Counsel     The gift of Counsel endows the soul with supernatural prudence, enabling it to judge promptly and rightly, what must be done, especially in difficult circumstances. Counsel applies the principles furnished by Knowledge and Understanding, to the innumerable concrete cases that confront us in the course of our daily duty as parents, teachers, public servants, and Christian citizens. Counsel is supernatural common sense, a priceless treasure in the quest of...

[Catholic Caucus] Novena to the Holy Ghost - Day 6 SIXTH DAYIf Thou take Thy grace away,Nothing pure in man will stay,All his good is turned to ill. The Gift of Understanding     Understanding, as a gift of the Holy Ghost, helps us to grasp the meaning of the truths of our holy religion. By faith we kinow them, but by Understanding we learn to appreciate and relish them. It enables us to penetrate the inner meaning of revealed truths, and through them to be quickened to newness of life. Our faith ceases to be sterile and inactive, but inspires a...

[Catholic Caucus] Novena to the Holy Ghost - Day 5 FIFTH DAYLight immortal! Light Divine!Visit Thou these hearts of Thine,And our inmost being fill! The Gift of Knowledge     The gift of Knowledge enables the soul to evaluate created things at their true worth ~ in their relation to God. Knowledge unmasks the pretence of creatures, reveals their emptiness, and points out their only true purpose as instruments in the service of God. It shows us the loving care of God even in adversity, and directs us to glorify Him in every circumstance of life. Guided by its light, we put...

[Catholic Caucus] Novena to the Holy Ghost - Day 3 THIRD DAYThou, of all consolers, best,Visiting the troubled breast,Dost refreshing peace bestow. The Gift of Piety     The gift of Piety begets in our hearts a filial affection for God as our most loving Father. It inspires us to love and respect for His sake, persons and things consecrated to Him, as well as those who are vested with His authority: His Blessed Mother and the Saints, The Church and its visible Head, our parents and superiors, our country and its rulers. He who is filled with the gift of Piety...

By Philip Cottraux Israel was steeped in idolatry under King Ahab, and God had cursed them with a drought. Rainfall was crucial to a civilization’s survival in the ancient world; drought was usually followed by famine. But God was getting ready to shake things up. And it came to pass after many days, that the word of the LORD came to Elijah in the third year, saying, Go, shew thyself unto Ahab; and I will send rain upon the earth (I Kings 18:1). Rain was coming; but first the Lord had a plan to rid Israel of its wickedness. Elijah...

As Christians mark Pentecost Sunday on May 24, various Assemblies of God district leaders responded to questions posed by PE News Editor John W. Kennedy. Those participating in the discussion are Tom Jacobs, superintendent of the Iowa Ministry Network; Stephen Tourville, superintendent of the PennDel Ministry Network; and James Braddy, superintendent of the Northern California and Nevada Assemblies of God. PE NEWS: How old and where were you when you received the baptism in the Holy Spirit? TOM JACOBS: I received the baptism in the Holy Spirit on my 14th birthday during a small Sunday evening youth service. Our...

To all, GOD BLESS US ALL!! We are the clay and can never tell the potter ( GOD) what to do. But we can always request through prayer. May we HIS holy name in and through all things. Judge no one to finality but hold believers accountable of the gospel we serve. Some on this earth are born to be examples of HIS power. Be careful of what you assume. Please pray the LORD's PRAYER and please read:

To all, GOD BLESS US ALL!! In GOD is all wisdom, knowledge, love, and more. Put our trust in HIM, not in vain philosophies of man and man's doctrines that try manipulate the WORD of GOD. Let us act according to HIS will. Live in the " new body" of faith. Living only for HIM, makes it easy for all of us to get along. Love one another!! Please pray the LORD's PRAYER and please read:

Fire - beautiful, warm, fascinating, dangerous, and deadly. In the Bible it is used to purify, it is used in sacrifice, it is even a symbol of the Holy Ghost ... The video [included with article] is an eye-opening look at a household fire. We all know that we need to be ready in case of fire with a plan of action to get out of a burning house ... We also need to have a plan for sudden unexpected fires that we can put out quickly ... what if your television caught fire? your computer? or your microwave oven?...

President Larry Laycock and his wife, Sister Lisa Laycock head the Santiago Chile East Mission and had spent the two weeks prior to the 8.8 earthquake visiting each missionary apartment and preparing them for an earthquake. Here's why. "Nearly two-and-one-half weeks ago, I was awakened at around 4:00 AM by just such a prompting. I did not hear a voice, but the thought was as clear as if it had been in the form of spoken words: "There is going to be an earthquake. Prepare your missionaries." I sat up in bed and immediately remembered Elder Scott's counsel. That morning...

The scenes are familiar. A young man approaches the pulpit and breaks down while recounting how he was saved from disaster by a prompting. He can't make it to "Amen" before grabbing a tissue. A woman shares an experience in Sunday School about a relative who was given a blessing and healed from serious illness in the blink of an eye. A friend retells a dream that revealed which academic major, career and spouse he should choose. All know they felt the Spirit -- "without a shadow of a doubt." But less noticed is the girl in the back of...

“I place these five grand marks of the Spirit’s presence before my readers, and confidently claim attention to them. I believe they will bear inspection. I am not afraid of their being searched, criticized, and cross-examined. 1) Repentance toward God. 2) Faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ. 3) Holiness of heart and life. 4) Habits of real private prayer. 5) Love and reverence toward God’s Word. “These are the real proofs of the indwelling of the Holy Ghost in a man’s soul. Where He is, these marks will be seen. Where He is not, these marks will be lacking.”

Preacher Dan Smith turned a rap song about babes with booty into a spoof Internet hit, and used it to help create a new church for people who hate church. Dan Smith thinks Christians take themselves too seriously. Pastor Dan Smith's 'Baby Got Book' video, a big hit online, helped him start his Momentum Church. "We can be dorks," he says after Sunday service in suburban Cleveland. "We can be Ned Flanders and basically speak jargon that nobody understands." The 33-year-old pastor has made it his mission to turn the notion of earnest, boring, humorless Christianity on its head —...

Traditional Mass Propers, CommemoratingSaint Birgitta of Sweden, Widow( Eighteenth Sunday After Pentecost ) 01 October 2006 A.D. Missa Da Pacem "....My son thy sins are forgiven thee...." "Nothing is so consoling, so piercing, so thrilling, so overcoming, as the Mass, said as it is among us. I could attend Mass forever, and not be tired. It is not a mere form of words; it is a great action. The greatest action that can be on earth. It is. . .the vocation of the Eternal." -- John Henry Cardinal Newman

NEW YORK - A new 10-nation survey of Pentecostal and charismatic Christians, considered the fastest-growing stream of Christianity worldwide, shows they are deeply influencing the Roman Catholic and mainstream Protestant churches and are poised to make a big impact on global affairs. p>The poll released Thursday by the Washington-based Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life found that "spirit-filled" Christians, who speak in tongues and believe in healing through prayer, comprise at least 10 percent of the population in nine of the 10 surveyed countries. The study also found that followers are more willing than previously thought to bring their...

Traditional Mass Propers, CommemoratingSaint Remigius, Bishop and Confessor ( Seventeenth Sunday After Pentecost ) 01 October 2006 A.D. Missa Justus es, Dómine "....Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself...." "Nothing is so consoling, so piercing, so thrilling, so overcoming, as the Mass, said as it is among us. I could attend Mass forever, and not be tired. It is not a mere form of words; it is a great action. The greatest action that can be on earth. It is. . .the vocation of the Eternal." -- John Henry Cardinal Newman