Visiting and Wishing

The previous post just popped up as I was researching something else so I added it to my BibleSurfing blog here. But just the act made me feel a little regretful that I've not been keep up this blog. I didn't want to continue just going through the bible and yet I'm not even out of Genesis. So what to do? I would like it to be scripture based and the Old Testament is where I want to begin so in so far as I was doing that I'm happy enough with it. Still it would be nice to go off on tangents and asides and speak of other things.

Right now I'm reading a book titled "The Spirituality of Imperfection" — it's focused on spirituality through story and takes a viewpoint inspired by the Alcoholics Anonymous's 12 step program. It mingles short parable like stories from many traditions. Worth a look. I'll try to come back to this more often.

Ancient Channels In Jerusalem

Some things are really fascinating and none so much as the archeology of the Holy Land. MORE

This is an account of the apparition of the Virgin Mary in Egypt over the course of 4 years. It was investigated by John Jackson, a prominent researcher on the Shroud of Turin which I also investigate, although from a different perspective.

What is it? Like Fatima this was an apparition seen by thousands. I have not studied it much. The pictures almost look like a shaped plasma, ball lightening in the shape of the traditional images of the Virgin Mary. There is a web site HERE I've not studied it so I don't know how objective the material is, but this truly is an amazing apparition recorded by many both visually and with cameras.

Charity Is Not Always Being Nice

The difference between Charity and being "nice." The truth needs to be proclaimed and defended for its own sake. "Give up your filthy lifestyle Michael before you die and go to hell," said his mom. That's real Charity!

Shroud Short and the Shroud Scope

Mario Latendresse has developed a new visualization of the shroud called Shroud Scope which can be seen at his web site HERE The images he has are the most detailed available on the internet. The video above is one he took of a short introductory video shown to pilgrims who had come to Turin to see the Shroud Exposition. He took it in May 2010. While we're on the shroud, HERE is an audio of Dr. Alan Adler discussing his work which confirmed that the blood markings on the shroud are really blood.

A Culture Destroying Itself

I like Michael Voris. He calls'em like he sees'em and you can't ask much more of a man than that except perhaps to make sure that before he calls'em he's got his head screwed on straight and Michael Voris seems to me to make that hurdle. If you're not a Catholic you'll take some exception with some aspects of his observations, but it's hard not to see the dissolution that is inherent in the moral decadence and increasing degradation of our society today. It's tragic particularly that so many seem quite happy to sail on ... apparently oblivious to the signs of the times. Perhaps the Jews did the same as the hour of their destruction approached.

I couldn't help thinking as he cited the words of Jesus lamenting over Jerusalem Luke 19:41-44 that our modern biblical scholars would merely interpret this as a sign that the gospel of Luke was written after 70 A.D. but the warning is for all time not just to those who live in the district of Jerusalem.

The Novus Ordo ... CIA Investigates

SEE HERE Michael Voris, who has developed his own ministry at RealCatholic.com here presents his second CIA (Catholic Investigative Report) exploring the development of the Novus Ordo litergy and its impact on the Catholic Church. If you're not a Catholic this might not hold much interest for you. If you are a Catholic it will likely contain many surprises. The impact of this huge change on the clergy and nuns is simply amazing. It was like a bomb going off in the church blowing away vocations. CLICK HERE for Part 2.