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The foundation of the Catholic Church is Jesus Christ. We believe as Catholics that it is through the merit of Jesus Christ that man's and woman's sins are forgiven. Sacramentally we receive new life through the church, but this life isn't without conversion. It is through repentance and faith that a Christian is justified, and he or she is kept in a state of grace through the merit of Jesus' death and resurrection. The church has the right to forgive sins, but it is God through the church who is doing the forgiveness. The Catholic Church holds to the teachings of the bible, and although we don't believe that justification is a one time event, we believe that through conversion a person enters new life in Christ after baptism. Conversion is a heart choice to live in deeper harmony with the church and to commit oneself to a lifetime of repentance. The reason why we believe that a holy life is necessary to reach heaven is because the bible teaches this, (without hol...

I remember living in a house when I was at Trent University, and I remember sitting down one day trying to write a story. A friend of mine loaned me a book, and in the book it talked about someone who wanted to be a writer but just didn't know how to put his thoughts to paper. He talked about a spiritual experience and the ease of which writing came to him after this experience. I thought this was interesting because when I sat down to try to write something, I too couldn't put my thoughts to paper. Dave, a friend of mine was either writing a book or said he wanted to write a book and this was back in 1996. Not too shortly afterwards I booked a one way flight to California to learn how to meditate. It wasn't until 2016 that I got published in a Mental Health Recovery book, with my story of recovery. The desire to write for me came from seeing political events later in life, and wanting to express my feelings and emotions. Social media actually helped me develop this gift,...

There are times in a persons life where the words seem meaningless. It's not like my childhood church is disappearing, in fact it isn't going anywhere. I am saying goodbye to it because I no longer live within her boundaries! With the growth of the city I live in, my childhood parish is overcrowded. There are so many people going to this church that they have to build a new church in the small city I live in. Markham used to be a town, and with growth comes change. The reason why this comes as shock is because my family's home is a 5 minute drive to the church, and even easier to get there on the bus. So why would "we" be out of their district? There has been huge growth in the area where I live and within the new boundaries for the new catholic church. The question was asked, "why did they do it that way?" It makes sense geographically. I know this because of my short time at Trent University as a part time student studying environmental science. Mappin...

We all have a conscience and a sense of right and wrong. Preachers of the gospel will tell you that it is necessary for one to be born again to enter Heaven, but where faith and doctrine meet can be a line that for some remains hidden. My protestant brothers will tell you that God will not judge you based on your morality, that before regeneration happens your life is not accounted for in the plan of God. But I recommend here that the judgement of God that happens after a man or a woman dies, includes a judgment based on natural laws. Yes I agree with them, that there must be a genuine conversion, but where I disagree is on when and how that conversion is made. The reason why natural law is repulsive to them is because it implies universalism. Which states that every person will be saved, regardless of their faith or religion. What natural law implies is that there has already been a conversion, a definition you will only find here and that not everybody will go to Heaven by...

I recently saw the movie "The Circle" staring Tom Hanks and Emma Watson and a bunch of great performers, and watching the trailer at home before we saw the movie was almost just as exciting as watching the movie itself. I don't want to talk too much about the movie, but what I'll say is that it speaks to our generation in a time of hyper connectivity and connection. I think this movie is a must see for anyone who takes social media seriously, or anyone who takes it moderately seriously. Being an average tech guy, I have come along way from learning how to turn on a computer (without the internet) in grade school, to being a part of a social movement of interconnectivity over the last 20 years. I never though how much a role computers would play into the life of society and individuals and our children as a young man in the 1990's. I remember buying my first computer in the early 90's from a sound and music expert, as I was exploring the options of a future a...

When we fail to have the right motivation we plunge ourselves into moral chaos. Religious ideals and religious goals can give us a sense of God's presence, but it does not protect you from other peoples bad choices, and the choices you make that push the light of God further and further from your life. To live in a just society there must be rules. They are not there to stifle your freedom, but to protect the well being of the just and innocent in our society. Our world has reached the point that is hard to define because with immense connectivity, we have lost mutual accountability. Accountability groups which exist in our churches are there to guarantee that we are not getting away with evil and still claiming to be redeemed. We are first and foremost accountable to God but accountability is challenged by the reckless living and lawlessness of those who attend our churches and claim to be forgiven. In a just society the light of God penetrates all aspects of our lives. What mak...