Free Republic

Where is Christ after he dies on Friday afternoon and before he rises on Easter Sunday? Both Scripture and Tradition answer this question. Consider the following from a Second Century Sermon and also a mediation from the Catechism of the Catholic Church.An Ancient Sermon: Today a great silence reigns on earth, a great silence and a great stillness. A great silence because the King is asleep. The earth trembled and is still because God has fallen asleep in the flesh and he has raised up all who have slept ever since the world began. . . He has gone...

I have written here before on the reality of Hell, as revealed in Scripture. And though many dismiss Hell as either non-existent or a very remote possibility, no Biblical figure spoke more of Hell than Jesus, who also taught that “many” go there. It is a sober and straight-forward teaching of Scripture that there is a Hell and that many mysteriously choose to live apart from God and the values of God’s Kingdom.Yet, while fully asserting all this, I do wonder why the teaching on Hell is so unambiguously “hellish” and why the focus of the Lord’s teaching is almost...

Sorry for the vanity folks but the web has not the information I need... Since the decline of jobs in KC MO I am forced to look else were for employment hence the reason for the vanity.Some background I grew up in NJ and when I enlisted in the Marine Corps (28 years ago) I left the state and returned once 26 years ago haven't been back since. I have been doing searches on the Ft Dix area and my question is if any Freepers in the area can give me an idea on cost of living & taxes it...