Apostolate of the Divine Heart's Blog, page 23

“You are not wanted”

The above phrase is how traditionalist American Catholics are addressing non-traditionalist Catholics these days, without shame or remorse.

Signs of the times – Pope Francis

Just as when the fullness of time had arrived, Our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, the only-begotten Son of God, heard the people screaming without abatement toward Him, "Crucify Him, crucify Him! He is a blasphemer, crucify Him!" so that the pathway to the Kingdom could be reopened for all humankind, so now does the Vicar of Christ, Pope Francis, the Head of the visible Church on earth hear the Judases within the Catholic Church similarly scream, "Crucify him, crucify him! He is a heretic, cr...

The Second Coming and false prophets in the Catholic Church

Some, even in the Catholic Church, are claiming openly that we are at the time of the Second Coming of Jesus Christ. This claim is demonstrably false.

Is the death penalty just? – Response to a question

The question has repeatedly been asked, "Is the death penalty just?" Here is the response from the mind of the Church.

Can a ‘just war’ exist? – Response to a question

In response to the previous post on Islam, a question was raised to the effect of "Can a just war exist?" Here is a summary answer to this question from the lens of Christianity. 

Is Islam a religion? – Response to a question

The question was asked, “According to Catholicism, is Islam a religion or a sect?” The answer is that Islam is a religion. It is by no means a sect – to claim this is to go directly against the mind of the Church. It is a slur that emanates from prejudice and hatred, not from […]

The Mystical Body of Christ – How does one become part of the Church?

A lot of questions, contentions and assertions, often contradictory, have arisen lately about the matter of who is, or is not, part of the Church - the Mystical Body of Christ. Some have been correct. However, by far, the larger part of the contentions and assertions have all been either just partially correct or flat-out wrong. Some have been fueled by inadequate knowledge; others have been fueled by partisan denominational agendas.

The intermediate coming of Christ

At an hour you do not expect, the Son of Man will come . . . Do not just think about his first coming when he came “to seek and to save the lost;” think, too, of that other coming when he will come to take us with him . . . But there is a third coming between the two to which I have referred and those who know of it can rest in it for their greater happiness.

Was it God’s will for only Satan and demons to be in Hell? – Response to a question

The question was asked, "What it God's will for only Satan and demons to be in Hell?" The answer is, it was never God's will that anyone be in Hell (angel or human) or that Hell even be made to exist in the very first instance.

“Hell is for demons” – A brief response

The statement was made that "Hell is for demons" - a statement that, at its most basic, is incorrect.