[dog breath]

Syncretic merging of pre-Columbian beliefs into Catholic. One of my favorite images is the Virgin of Guadalupe goes right along with the converted to images of the Virgin, images of the Roman version of Isis with Horus in the old world. It is the gentleness of the Church that lets people ease into their faith, I actually like this for it shows the love and grace of God toward people. I have friends who try and point out these merging of beliefs as some evidence of the falseness of Christianity but I see it as it's strength instead.

[Joe 6-pack]

"I have friends who try and point out these merging of beliefs as some evidence of the falseness of Christianity but I see it as it's strength instead."

CS Lewis wrote that truth is truth, and while it was his conviction that Christianity revealed the "whole" truth, it was his contention that truth is so all-pervasive that even those religions and traditions outside the realm of Christianity would almost have invariably grasped and incorporated portions of it.

He used the analogy of an archaelogical dig. Some faiths may uncover fragments and remnants that, although they can only be truly understood in the context of their role in a comprehesive overview of the whole site, are nonetheless, in and of themselves, a genuine, partially revealed, component of the greater whole.

[massgopguy]

My Knights of Columbus Council has the honor of displaying the Icon this weekend at The Immaculate Conception Church in Malden, MA starting at the 4:00 Mass.

[PUGACHEV]

The shrine where the vision occurred is a beautiful spot on a hillside near the new cathedral which overlooks part of Mexico City. If you ever have a chance, you should see it.

[PUGACHEV]

The shrine where the vision occurred is a beautiful spot on a hillside near the new cathedral which overlooks part of Mexico City. If you ever have a chance, you should see it.