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Catholicism and Orthodox Christianity

BlueKota

(4,722 posts)

4. That helps to hear.

Reply to Irish_Dem (Reply #2)

Mon Oct 20, 2025, 08:27 PM

Monday

I have felt strongly that the televangelist and Christian nationalists are the type of people that the apostles warned about. The ones who would say were coming in God and Jesus' name, but were not from God. I have felt that way ever since Ronald Reagan started inviting them into politics.

I chose the Blessed Mother as my Patroness Saint as one of our teachers in grade school said it is often chosen on your given name. My middle name is Marie so I chose Mary. So I too feel a closeness to her. I also feel a closeness to Saint Francis as I feel one of my purposes in life is to care for animals, like feral cats.

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