

The Catholic Defender: Novena to Blessed Michael Mcgivney, Day 8 – A Legacy of Love
https://deepertruthdon.podbean.com/e/deepertruth-novena-to-blessed-michael-mcgivney-day-8-%e2%80%93-a-legacy-of-love/ Owe nothing to anyone except to love one another; for he who loves his neighbor has ful- lled the law. (Rom 13:8) Intention: For the mission of the Knights of Columbus. Virtue: Love of God and neighbor Father McGivney had a genius for turning neighbors into friends and friends into brothers. He set the example by serving as a Good Samaritan, stopping to assis


The Catholic Defender: Saint Jerome, patron saint of translators, librarians, and encyclopedists
Deepertruth with special permission and aid with Franiciscan Media, a great team for the Lord https://deepertruthdon.podbean.com/e/deepertruth-stand-in-the-gap-with-us-and-saint-jerome/ Jerome is the second-most voluminous writer – after Augustine of Hippo (354–430) – in ancient Latin Christianity. The Catholic Church recognizes him as the patron saint of translators, librarians, and encyclopedists. Jerome translated many biblical texts into Latin from Hebrew, Aramaic, and Gr


The Catholic Defender: For a Protestant person to convert to the Catholic Faith, they become a fullfilled Christian
Entering the Catholic Church from a Protestant background involves entering into the full communion of the Catholic faith rather than starting over from scratch. The Catholic Church recognizes most Protestant baptisms as valid if they used water and the Trinitarian formula ("in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit"). Validly baptized Protestants are not rebaptized. Profession of Faith: Converts make a formal profession of faith by reciting the Nice


The Catholic Defender: For a Jewish person to convert to the Catholic Faith, they become a fullfilled Jew
Many Jewish converts to Catholicism view their faith journey as the fulfillment or completion of their Jewish heritage through the recognition of Jesus as the Messiah. Fulfillment of Prophecy: Several high-profile converts and theologians—such as Roy Schoeman and the late Cardinal Jean-Marie Lustiger—describe embracing Christianity not as an abandonment of their heritage, but as reaching the intended destination of pre-Messianic Judaism. Hebrew Catholics: Some converts identi


























