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Rev. Thomas J. Herron made a persuasive case for dating the 1st Epistle of Clement to before the destruction of the Second Temple in 70 AD.[1] The importance of this finding stresses an extremely early exposition of the authority of Rome. If the chronology is correct, Clement would have written his epistle before being made […]
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Catholic Encyclopedia (1909) That, in the early Church, the faithful stood when receiving into their hands the consecrated particle can hardly be questioned…. The custom of placing the Sacred Particle in the mouth, rather than in the hand of the communicant, dates in Rome from the sixth, and in Gaul from the ninth century.[1] Eusebius […]
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The filioque is a dogma of the Catholic Church. Filioque literally means “and the Son,” and refers to the Catholic statement: The Holy Spirit proceeds from the Father and the Son. A related term is per filium, which means “through the Son,” as in “the Holy Spirit proceeds from the Father through the Son.” The […]
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Below is the FBI file on mobster Hyman Larner received from an FOIA request.
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JFK wrote a letter to his father in 1939 after a visit to Palestine.[1] He gives an outline of the historical situation and his experience there: 1939 Dear Dad: I thought I would write you my impressions on Palestine while they were still fresh in my mind, though you undoubtedly, if I know the Jews, […]
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Plutarch wrote in his The Life of Theseus: The ship on which Theseus sailed with the youths and returned in safety, the thirty-oared galley, was preserved by the Athenians down to the time of Demetrius Phalereus. They took away the old timbers from time to time, and put new and sound ones in their places, […]
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Tim Boyd, former mayor of Colorado City, Texas, posted a rant on Facebook before resigning. His diatribe perfectly encapsulates how politicians feel about a nation’s citizens: No one owes you or your family anything; nor is it the local governments responsibility to support you during trying times like this! Sink or swim, it’s your choice! […]
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Tikkun olam is a Jewish concept which roughly translates to “repair the world.” David Horowitz described the pervasive of tikkun olam: For nearly two hundred years, Jews have played a disproportionate role as leaders of the modern revolutionary movements in Europe and the West . . . By carrying the revolution to its conclusion, socialists […]
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Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre participated in the discussions of the drafting of the conciliar documents of the Second Vatican Council. On November 1, 1970, Bishop Charriere agreed to Lefebvre’s request to establish a religious society, and the Society of Saint Pius X was formed.[1] They were given a pia unio (pius union) status, with the caveat […]
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