

The Catholic Defender: The History of Lent
I left college in the winter of 1979, and moved south of Branson Missouri to Northern Arkansas to a nearby town, Harrison Arkansas. I would live there nearly five years before finally signing up with the United States Army. I recall one day in 1980, I received a phone call from a local resident of Harrison Arkansas who was not happy with my strong Catholic Faith. This Gentleman claimed to have been raised a Catholic, went to twelve years of Catholic school, but was now a pr


The Catholic Defender: Love and St. Valentine
https://deepertruthdon.podbean.com/e/deepertruth-love-and-st-valentine-priest-and-martyr/ "If I speak in human and angelic tongues but do not have love, I am a resounding gong or a clashing cymbal. And if I have the gift of prophecy and comprehend all mysteries and all knowledge; if I have all faith so as to move mountains but do not have love, I am nothing. If I give away everything I own, and if I hand my body over so that I may boast but do not have love, I gain nothing" (


The Catholic Defender: Our Lady Of Sorrows Pray For Us
https://deepertruthdon.podbean.com/e/deepertruth-stand-in-the-gap-with-us-as-we-honor-the-sorrows-of-mary/ Deepertruth with special permission and aid with Franiciscan Media, a great team for the Lord “Behold, this child is destined for the fall and rise of many in Israel, and to be a sign that will be contradicted and you yourself a sword will pierce so that the thoughts of many hearts may be revealed.” Luke 2:35 Notice that Jesus will be a sign that will be contradicted. R


The Catholic Defender: The Saint Scholastica Story
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-scholastica/ Born in 480 of wealthy parents, Scholastica and Benedict were brought up together until he left central Italy for Rome to continue his studies. The Scripture teaches that if you train a child in the way of righteousness, they would never depart from it. Today, this is challenged like nev


The Catholic Defender: The Promises of the Sacred Heart of Jesus to St. Margaret Mary Promise 8
https://deepertruthdon.podbean.com/e/deepertruth-promises-of-the-sacred-heart-of-jesus-st-margaret-mary-promise-8/ (8) Fervent souls shall quickly mount to high perfection. This promise makes perfect sense, the more you hand over the reigns to the Lord, the more Jesus is going to bless you. Kind of like watching a production or display of puppets on a string. We turn the strings over to Christ who is King of kings and Lord of lords. People forget that Jesus is sovereign L


The Catholic Defender: The Twelfth Promise of for the Sacred Heart
(12) I promise you in the excessive mercy of my Heart that my all-powerful love will grant to all those who receive Holy Communion on the First Fridays in nine consecutive months the grace of final perseverance; they shall not die in my disgrace, nor without receiving their sacraments. My divine Heart shall be their safe refuge in this last moment." This last promise brings all 12 promises binding them together and tying them with Jesus Grace of Love. St. Margaret Mary once


The Catholic Defender: The Promises of the Sacred Heart of Jesus to St. Margaret Mary Promise 11
https://deepertruthdon.podbean.com/e/deepertruth-the-12-promises-of-the-sacred-heart-of-jesus-promise-11/ (11) Those who shall promote this devotion shall have their names written in my Heart. What a sign of the love of God and His willingness to forgive despite the ingratitude of multitudes who live their own life as if there was no God. But there is God and He is present despite our many faults and self deceptions. God so loved the world He sent His own Son to save thos


The Catholic Defender: The Promises of the Sacred Heart of Jesus to St. Margaret Mary Promise 9
https://deepertruthdon.podbean.com/e/deepertruth-promises-of-the-sacred-heart-of-jesus-st-margaret-mary-promise-9/ (9) I will bless every place in which an image of my Heart is exposed and honored. This image of Jesus and the Sacred Heart is probably the most popular image of Jesus, however, many would not know about these 12 promises of Jesus. Many would not know the history nor the biblical implication. For some, just having an image of any kind would be to them idolatry


The Catholic Defender: The Promises of the Sacred Heart of Jesus to St. Margaret Mary Promise 10
https://deepertruthdon.podbean.com/e/deepertruth-promises-of-sacred-heart-of-jesus-st-margaret-mary-promise-10/ 10) I will give to priests the gift of touching the most hardened hearts. This promise of Our Lord is a most important one. How many people today can identify having loved ones who have gone into apostasy. This promise shows the Lord's intent to touch the most hardened hearts who many times hate God. Many have been deceived into false doctrines who twist the scr


The Catholic Defender: The Saint Agatha Story
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-agatha/ As in the case of Agnes, another virgin-martyr of the early Church, almost nothing is historically certain about this saint except that she was martyred in Sicily during the persecution of Emperor Decius in 251. Agatha, like Agnes, was arrested as a Christian, tortured, and sent to a house of





























