We Need the Church
I am not one of those people who “loves Jesus but hates religion.” I am a pew-sitting, mass-going, catechism-following, Roman Catholic.
Based on my deeds, I’m not worthy to be called a Christian, much less a Catholic, and yet the Church took me in and accepted me as a completely new person in Christ. I’ve never encountered that kind of love and forgiveness anywhere else.
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The Secret to an Amazing Life.
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How to Fix That Impossible Man
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