

The Catholic Defender: Saint Peter Damian "Doctor of the Church"
Deepertruth with special permission and aid with Franiciscan Media, a great team for the Lord https://deepertruthdon.podbean.com/e/deepertruth-commit-your-life-to-the-lord-and-he-will-help-you/ On Feb. 21, the Church honors Saint Peter Damian, a Benedictine monk who strove to purify the Church during the early years of its second millennium . Born during 1007 in the Italian city of Ravenna, Peter belonged to a large family but lost both his father and mother early in life. An


The Catholic Defender: The Stations Of The Cross Excellent on the Abortion Front Line
https://deepertruthdon.podbean.com/e/deepertruth-the-stations-of-the-cross-with-donna-cori-gibson-s-stations/ One of my all time favorite devotions is the Stations of the Cross. This devotion has played an important part in my spiritual formation. I love many of the traditions built around this great devotion. I remember reading how the Blackfoot Indians would make a 7 mile trek on their Reservation in full colorful ancestral clothing bringing the culture into it. The old


The Catholic Defender: Sign of the Cross. In the name of the Father and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit
The Sign of the Cross is an ancient Christian gesture tracing a cross on the body—forehead, chest, shoulders—often with the right hand, while invoking the Trinity ("In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit"). It signifies Christ's crucifixion/resurrection, acts as a profession of faith, and acts as a prayer for protection. Using the right hand, touch the forehead, then the chest (or lower torso), then the left shoulder, and finally the right shoulder


The Catholic Defender: "Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen."
"Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen." "Glory be to the Father, Affirms the eternal nature of God, proclaiming glory "as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen". Pure praise and adoration, acknowledging the Glory of God. One God in three divine persons God’s Glory and existence are eternal and unchanging ' O the depth of the riches an



















