https://deepertruthdon.podbean.com/e/deepertruth-christmas-the-tradition-of-the-yule-log-and-christmas/ Christmas is one of those times when families come together, when people at work come together highlighting the spirit of good will towards all men. Fire has relevance in Christian theology, it speaks to the power of the Holy Spirit, fire speaks to the cleansing of the soul, it speaks to a person coming alive through Baptism. Hebrews 12:29 refers to God as a "consuming fi

https://deepertruthdon.podbean.com/e/deepertruth-stand-in-the-gap-with-us-as-we-honor-the-immaculate-conception/ St. Teresa of Avila (1515-1582) encouraged Christians in her day instructing us when the Devil wants to remind Immaculate Conception us of our past, that we can remind him of his future! Matthew 25:41 states, "Then he (Jesus) will say to those at his left hand, 'Depart from me, you cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels." That's one

https://deepertruthdon.podbean.com/e/deepertruth-christmas-special-part-3-the-world-of-politics-25-2-bc/ Politics and religion have a way to help keep time and history, a great example of this is the first Christmas when Jesus was born December 25, 2 B.C. Because of the breakdown of the Julian and Gregory Calender's, there have been some long held belief's that have recently come into question. Traditionally, it has been believed that King Herod had died sometime in the Sp

https://deepertruthdon.podbean.com/e/deepertruth-stand-in-the-gap-with-us-and-st-nicholas/ Deepertruth with special permission and aid with Franiciscan Media, a great team for the Lord St. Nicholas was born in the 3rd century (250) near Patara which is today along the Southern Coast of modern day Turkey. St. Nicholas was born to very wealthy parents (Epiphanus and Johanna) who brought him up in the Catholic Faith. St. Nicholas developed a strong love for Christ from a youn

https://deepertruthdon.podbean.com/e/deepertruth-the-tradition-of-the-candy-cane/ I remember not too long ago I was thinking on what I was going to do next regarding our pro-Christmas agenda, Fox News was reporting there was an attack on the Candy Cane because of it's Christian foundation. Well, I am very happy to bring back this wonderful story. Christmas is about the birth of Christ pure and simple. Over the years traditions have developed to help bring joy to the season

https://deepertruthdon.podbean.com/e/deepertruth-christmas-special-the-twelve-days-of-christmas-code-revealed/ The Church Calendar has been a work in progress since the very beginning of the Church. From the early Christians following Our Lord's footsteps down the The Via Dolorosa (Latin for Way of Grief or Way of Suffering) to the birthday of the Lord. As we move closer to Christmas, this year is a great reminder of the personal sacrifice I made during the Christmas Seaso

https://deepertruthdon.podbean.com/e/deepertruth-christmas-special-part-2-the-star-of-bethlehem-december-25-2-bc/ The Season of Advent and Christmas was added to the Church Calendar for specific reasons. Primarily to help people in their faith, to keep alive the relevance and foundation for our holy Catholic Faith. The past few days I have written on the belief that Jesus was born literally on December 25, 2 B.C. We have shared this through the lessons of history, that the

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-st-andrew-apostle/ St. Andrew was the younger Brother of Simon Peter who was born in Bethsaida of Galilee (John 1:44) and raised in the fishing community. His father, Bar-Jonah, spent his life on the Sea as a fisherman. This was the foundation St. Andrew was raised. His Jewish faith was extremely impor

https://deepertruthdon.podbean.com/e/deepertruth-advent-is-upon-is-and-christmas-is-near/ It is interesting that Advent begins the Church year reminding us the need to be ever vigilant. From The Apostolic age, the Apostles encouraged the Church to follow their example. People believed that Our Lord was returning very soon and so the expectation was high. St Paul teaches us to be ever vigilant writing, “Concerning times and seasons, brothers, you have no need for anything t

"Have no anxiety about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which passes all understanding, will keep your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus." Each year I always look forward to the Thanksgiving American traditions, the family get together s, the great banquets, the football, Thanksgiving Day Parades, and of course, the time off. When my Children were young and growing up,