

The Catholic Defender: The Novena to Our Lady of Sorrows for America Day 1
The seven sorrows of Mary are: 1. St. Simeon’s Prophecy (Luke 2:35) 2. The Flight into Egypt (Matthew 2:13-14) 3. The Loss of Jesus in the Temple (Luke 2:44-52) 4. The Meeting of Mary and Jesus on the Way to Calvary (Tradition Luke 23:26-32) 5. The Crucifixion and Death of Jesus (John 19:16-30) 6. The Piercing of the Side of Jesus, and His Descent from the Cross (John 19:31-37 and Tradition) 7. The Burial of Jesus (John 19:38-42) According to St. Alphonsus de Liguori (


The Catholic Defender: Gary Cooper A Convert to the Catholic Faith
https://deepertruthdon.podbean.com/e/deepertruth-the-gary-cooper-story/ One of the most noted actors of all time, certainly one of my favorites who stared in so many great movies. He won an Academy Award for his role in Sergeant York (1941), and High Noon (1952) and nominated three other times as best actor. In 1961 Gary Cooper was awarded an Honorary Award for Lifetime Achievement. Gary Cooper was highly acclaimed in his role playing the life of Lou Gehrig in the movie, T


The Catholic Defender: The Apostle St. Bartholomew, follower of Christ
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-the-apostle-st-bartholomew/ St. Bartholomew was one of the original 12 Apostles of Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. His name literally means "son of Tolomai", born in the "House of Tolomai" from Cana of Galilee. Bartholomew most certainly knew the Bride Groom and guests at the famed wedding feast of Can


The Catholic Defender: The Saint John Eudes Story
1601 in France was turbulent times. During the winter of 1601 the Battle of Wenden, the Poles and Lithuanians army headed by Charles IX captured the city of Valmiera breaking through the lines reaching the Daugava river. The city of Kokenhausen was then under siege holding fast behind walls. The Swedish Calvary entered the frozen river Gauja when the ice broke under the pressure of the weight of horses causing many losses. The Poles and Lithuanians were able to destroy th


The Catholic Defender: NOVENA-THE ASSUMPTION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY-2021
https://deepertruthdon.podbean.com/e/deepertruth-novena-the-assumption-of-the-blessed-virgin-mary-2021/ From the Assumption of Blessed Virgin Mary Novena & Newsletter THE ASSUMPTION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY-2021 August 15 – 23 TO BE OFFERED FOR THE INTENTIONS OF ALL CONFRATERNITY MEMBERS AND SUPPORTERS f you still are not able to attend Mass we ask you to participate fully in the Novena by: 1) Making a Spiritual Communion each day during the Novena, and 2) By praying the Ro


The Catholic Defender My response to a radio announcer on Faith Alone
One of the "Five Solas" that Protestants focus on is "Sola Fide", or faith alone. This is one of the two primary "Solas" established by Martin Luther. There are over 45,000 various Protestant Denominations world wide and despite the vast differences, Sola Fide and Sola Scriptura are front and center. Most of the Non-Denominational groups have tried to disrobe themselves of being Protestant and call themselves Christian. When you share with them that they are Protestant, the


The Catholic Defender: St. Matthias Comes Off The Bench to Become an Apostle
Judas Iscariot betrayed Our Lord Jesus Christ with a kiss in the Garden of Gethsemane for 30 pieces of silver (Matthew 26:15). After Judas committed suicide by hanging himself, the Apostles gathered together to replace him choosing between two Candidates, Joseph called Barsabbas, also known as Justus, and Matthias. St. Peter opened the casting of lots with this forward message, "So one of the men who have accompanied us during all the time that the Lord Jesus went in and o


The Catholic Defender: The Last Four Things, Death, Judgment, Hell, Heaven
Pope St. Pius X once said, "All the strength of Satan's reign is due to the easy going weakness of Catholics". Pope Felix III once said, "Not to oppose error is to approve it; and not to defend truth is to suppress it, and indeed to neglect to confound evil men, when we can do it, is no less a sin than to encourage them". Pope Leo XIII once said, "To recoil before an enemy, or to keep silence when from all sides such clamors are raised against truth is the part of a man devoi


The Catholic Defender: St. Mark, friend of St. Peter
https://deepertruthdon.podbean.com/e/deepertruth-powerful-novena-to-jesus-in-the-most-holy-eucharist-1733538193/ Deepertruth with special permission and aid with Franiciscan Media, a great team for the Lord St. Mark the Evangelist is recognized as a friend of St. Peter and one of the four Evangelist Gospel writers, he was born of Jewish parents (Aristopolos his father and Mary his mother, migrated to Palestine shortly after the birth of St. Mark) about 13 A.D.. By 33 A.D St.


The Catholic Defender: The Father Vincent Ferrer Story
Deepertruth with special permission and aid with Franiciscan Media, a great team for the Lord https://deepertruthdon.podbean.com/e/deepertruth-lord-in-your-great-love-answer-me/ St. Vincent Ferrer was born on January 23, 1350 to William and Constance Ferrer, a very pious couple living in Valencia, Spain. Vincent was the fourth of eight children. The miracles started with this child even before his birth. To start, the mother felt none of the usual pains which always accompani

























