As confirmed Catholics, God has destined us for adoption through His son Jesus Christ. Sometimes we deny this fatherhood by making a god for ourselves. These gods can be in the form of passions that drive us: money, possession, relationships, our bodies, or some other things that we feel gives our lives purpose and meaning. [...]
Spiritual combat marks every Christian life daily. My child, when you come to serve the Lord, prepare yourself for trials. Sirach 2:1 When you say ‘yes’ to God, allowing Him to use and change you, you must be ready to fight against the forces that will work against you. Spiritual combat is real, yet unseen. [...]
The process of growing up entails accepting responsibility for our actions, and in Confirmation we accept responsibility for our faith and destiny. Confirmation is a Sacrament of initiation in the Catholic Church and the individual receives the gifts of the Holy Spirit with the laying on of hands by the Bishop. Then they laid their [...]
We would like to take this opportunity to introduce one of our newest members to the Branches Team! Ada is a native of Nigeria and will be working for Branches over the next year. Trained as a Secondary School teacher in her homeland, Ada is a passionate follower of Christ who loves to encourage and [...]
Holy Week in Spain Holy Week At the bottom of the post is a link from MALAGA SPAIN where we can watch the AMAZING HOLY WEEK processions that take place everyday this week. You have to watch this, it is AMAZING! Holy Week is a time of great penance and reflection. It is the most important [...]
THE O ANTIPHONS THE O ANTIPHONS As her final phase of preparation for Christmas, the Church recites or chants the O Antiphons during Vespers of the Liturgy of the Hours. The O Antiphons express the Church’s longing for and expectation of the Messiah, and her startled wonderment at the fullness of grace which the Christ-Child [...]
The Eleventh Article of the Apostles’ Creed The Resurrection of the Body The Eleventh Article of the Apostles’ Creed is The Resurrection of the Body. All of us must die because we have sinned in Adam. We as Christians should not fear death because we know that this is just place of testing, it is our exodus before reaching [...]
The Forgiveness of Sins The Tenth Article of the Apostles' Creed We are going to take a look at The Tenth Article of the Apostles' Creed, "The Forgiveness of Sins". Jesus means "Saviour" ! The Second Person of the Divine Trinity became man to save us from sin. No one is forgiven of any [...]
Church and State Church and State We often hear people talking about this idea of Church and State. I hear it in main stream media, I hear it when people are talking about politics, morality, and marriage…The common belief seems to be that Church and State are to be completely separate from one another. That’s not [...]
Austrian bishop: Pope Francis told me ‘gender ideology is demonic’ This article borrowed from Life site News Andreas Laun , Pope Francis VATICAN – Pope Francis strongly condemned “gender ideology” in a private conversation with Austrian Bishop Andreas Laun earlier this year, the bishop related in a recent essay. In doing so, the pope follows in [...]
