7 Things → Purgatory, Indulgences, Curiosity, America's spirituality, Cherry Blossoms
My regular readers best understood our decision to become Catholic. A few dear personal friends showed concern. I'll slowly address their hang-ups in articles here, should they be helpful.
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Where does the teaching on purgatory come from? Many will say it’s not in the Bible, but its primary scripture references are in what Protestant call the apocryphal books, which is a whole other history lesson.
TWO
There’s a recent documentary called “Purgatory.”
THREE
In my opinion, Luther had every right to urge the church to reform its teachings, although the divisions is heartbreaking. What actually are indulgences?
FOUR
While Catholic teachings are all taken from Scripture, they don’t exist there solely. Read about the three pillars of the church here. This understanding is largely taken from the Jewish heritage Jesus knows, and we learn about in the Old Testament.
FIVE
Now, back to our regular programming! A great article on what curiosity does for the brain.
SIX
Where is America spiritually, really?
SEVEN
Next year is my daughter’s senior year in high school! She wanted pictures in a field of flowers. We went with apple and cherry blossoms.
