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Still Trading on the Legend of Loreto
You may recall my friend, Dr. James White, mention the superstitious legend of Loreto a few times in the past (blog example, discussing Keating’s use of the legend). In this bizarre legend, angels lift up Mary’s house and transport it to Loreto, Italy. In the version at the link, they stop along the way in…
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Machina, Ora Pro Nobis?
If this “worked,” which (of course) it doesn’t, it would be simony (link). It’s yet another example of life being stranger than fiction. -TurretinFan To God be the Glory!
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>Sightings of "Jesus" and "Mary"
>Todd Pruitt at 1517 has the video (link). It’s really amazing when someone manages to put all these together in one montage, and it shows the kind of superstition that crops up in religions that have lost sight of the invisible God, trading it for visible icons and images. -TurretinFan To God be the Glory!
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Rosary Power!
The superstitions associated with the Rosary are just tremendous, but a sincere belief in the power of the Rosary throughout Catholicism cannot be denied. I recall reading that the SSPX had prayed 1.7 Million rosaries (source – with critical Romanist commentary) from the time that they had come under Rome’s excommunication until the time the…
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Newman Not Incorrupt (apparently)!
In what is undoubtedly a set-back of some sort for the movement to make former Cardinal Newman a saint, it is being reported that no significant physical remains of Newman were found in his coffin (link). That will not, of course, stop the movement. I doubt they are looking for suggestions about how to justify…
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Steve Ray – Wearing Rosary Keeps Away Demons?
On the May 8, 2008, edition of Catholic Answers Live, I was amazed to hear Steve Ray reference (seemingly approvingly) a book called, “The Secret of the Rosary,” for the idea that wearing a rosary “around your neck keeps the Devil away – it keeps the evil powers away, because they hate the rosary and…
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Superstition or Sacramental?
American Papist reports (link), you decide. My own two cents: this is plainly superstition. The Giants’ victory had nothing to do with a scrap of metal in someone’s pocket. I doubt the American Papist would be willing to debate the topic of: “Resolved: that blessed medals are effective for winning football games.” Nevertheless, we have…