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XVIII. Sanctification

Thursday, June 5th, 2008

I’m talking about Sanctification–making things holy.  Or more accurately, turning things over to God, to be used for his purposes.  Catholics do this all the time–usually with the help of a priest. We do it to metals, strings of beads, necklaces–things that for non-Catholics are jewelry, we have blessed, made holy, sanctified, and voila! They’re [...]

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VII. Holy Water

Thursday, May 1st, 2008

At the top of the list of stuff that Catholics like is holy water. Holy water is great stuff and unlike bottled water is absolutely free! Now I am not talking about the worst Bad Company album ever titled Holy Water, but water that has been blessed and can be found in any Catholic [...]

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