Friday, August 28, 2020 – Ever-onward in our discussion of the Marks of the Church! Today we will be talking about CATHOLIC (AKA CATHOLICITY). This one confuses people because so many think, “oh! Y’all just givin’ yourselves the **name** Catholic.” Sorry, but no. Catholic literally means universal. And that, dear reader, is what we aim Read More
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Day 164 – Mrs. Flusche’s Super Basic Primer on the Marks of the Church (Part III)
Thursday, August 27, 2020 – Today we will be discussing the second Mark of the Church: HOLY (AKA SANCTITY). A lot of people confuse this one by thinking that every person is a Saint. Umm…no. This one is about Christ, the source of all holiness, being the Founder of the Catholic Church (as opposed to Read More
Day 163 – Mrs. Flusche’s Super Basic Primer on the Marks of the Church (Part II)
Wednesday, August 26, 2020 – Before we get started on each of the four Marks of the Church, let’s contemplate the Catechism for a moment. I find this section to be a bit confusing. It is hard to explain. Maybe it was a translation issue? Perhaps it was a the craziness of the late 80s Read More
Day 162 – Mrs. Flusche’s Super Basic Primer on the Marks of the Church (Part I)
Tuesday, August 25, 2020 – That’s right, folks! It is time for another round of super basic Catholic primers! This time we will be covering the Marks of the Church. This is one of those topics that makes people a little itchy because, well, it confirms that Christ founded ONE Church—the Catholic Church—which of course Read More
Day 160 – Mrs. Flusche’s Super Basic Primer on the Four Last Things (Part VII)
Sunday, August 23, 2020 – As a final post on trip down death and the afterlife, let’s cover some stuff that does NOT happen in the four last things: You cannot and do not become an angel when you die. No matter how hard you wish on crossed fingers with your favorite rabbit’s foot, your Read More
Day 159 – Mrs. Flusche’s Super Basic Primer on the Four Last Things (Part VI)
Saturday, August 22, 2020 – Al right, readers! We have officially covered the Four Last Things: Death; Judgment, Heaven, and Hell. BUT wait…there’s more! Well, more explanation anyway. Tied up within the realm of the Four Last Things is a little place we like to call: PURGATORY. For me, purgatory is oddly comforting. While I Read More
Day 158 – Mrs. Flusche’s Super Basic Primer on the Four Last Things (Part V)
Friday, August 21, 2020 – Today we get to talk about the fun topic of everlasting damnation, or as it is commonly known in the four last things: HELL. Much like heaven, hell is a bit difficult for our minds to wrap around. There is no greater joy than Heaven—being face-to-face with God, your creator, Read More
Day 157 – Mrs. Flusche’s Super Basic Primer on the Four Last Things (Part IV)
Thursday, August 20, 2020 – Heaven. How does one even begin to describe the magnificence that is HEAVEN? How does one even remotely understand the eternal glory and unending joy of being face-to-face with our Creator for all eternity? Well, here is what the Catechism says about Heaven (Spoiler Alert: even the Catechism admits heaven Read More
Day 156 – Mrs. Flusche’s Super Basic Primer on the Four Last Things (Part III)
Wednesday, August 19, 2020 – I think one of the hardest things for people to wrap their heads around in the four last things is: JUDGMENT. We modern humans spend a lot of time sniping at each other and making silly little judgments about one another, while simultaneously misquoting and vastly misunderstanding the ONLY two Read More
Day 155 – Mrs. Flusche’s Super Basic Primer on the Four Last Things (Part II)
Tuesday, August 18, 2020 – Today we start digging deeper into each of the four last things, and we will start with DEATH. Nobody likes to talk about death. It is the giant elephant with a flashing neon sign dancing in a technicolored tutu in the middle of the room that everyone politely ignores. However, Read More
