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Here’s the Truth About Church Leadership…

Chris Newton — Sat, 08 Feb 2020 15:23:49 +0000

Here’s an interesting question: why does your pastor have authority over you? This question can sometimes go unasked or unanswered, but when it is, the actual answers provided leave something to be desired. Before I converted to Catholicism, as a Protestant, I intuitively accepted the authority of pastors over me if I considered them “anointed”, […]

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A Guide to St. Paul’s Grotto in Rabat, Malta

Chris Newton — Wed, 13 Nov 2019 00:35:24 +0000

Skip ahead→ 1. Our Journey 2. How to Get to St. Paul’s Grotto 3. Heading to the Grotto 4. Opening Times 5. Price 6. Entering Wignacourt Museum 7. St. Paul’s Catacombs 8. The Entrance to St. Paul’s Grotto 9. Inside St. Paul’s Grotto 10. The History of St. Paul’s Grotto 11. Spiritual Reflections 12. Leaving […]

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Why Was St Joan Of Arc Burned To Death?

Chris Newton — Sun, 09 Dec 2018 23:55:40 +0000

On 30th May 1431 an illiterate peasant girl from the small, simple town of Domremy in Northeastern France was put to death by burning. This petite young woman was St Joan of Arc (Jeanne d’Arc in French). But why was St Joan of Arc burned to death? Any biography of Joan of Arc will inform […]

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The Truth About Joan of Arc Everyone Needs to Know

Chris Newton — Sun, 20 May 2018 23:21:42 +0000

Joan of Arc has always been a slippery individual to define; she was hard to define in the 15th Century and still is today. This fact makes it quite hard to work out what’s true about Joan of Arc and what isn’t. As rumors fan into flame of a young peasant girl stealthily crossing English-controlled […]

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