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Learning and Living the Faith to find God.

[LiveCatholic @LvCath]

"God does not ask a great deal of us: a brief remembrance from time to time, a brief act of adoration, occasionally to ask him for his grace or offer him your sufferings, at other times to thank him for the graces he has given you..." https://t.co/jEZ7LqcI9L

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[LiveCatholic @LvCath]

@ComeHometoRome Here are our communities of lay people, if you are interested in coming to a meeting. We meet once a month. https://t.co/dpdts129nP

[LiveCatholic @LvCath]

@ComeHometoRome If you like Carmelite spirituality, there are 2 branches, the original order (O Carms) and the reform of St. Teresa of Avila (Discalced Carmelites.) I'm a Secular Discalced Carmelite (OCDS). There are 3 provinces in the US. Here is the East Coast province: https://t.co/ybZTlxilbF

[LiveCatholic @LvCath]

@raj05064 @ComeHometoRome I'm a Secular Discalced Carmelite (OCDS). There are 2 main branches of the Carmelite family. The OCarms, which are the original Order, which I believe have a "Third Order", and the Discalced, which is the reform of St. Teresa of Avila. Learn about us here: https://t.co/ybZTlxilbF

[Hughes de Payens 🇻🇦✝️📿 @hdpayens]

Ignatius of Antioch was personally taught by the Apostle John.

Not two generations removed. Not reading letters. Sitting at the feet of the man who leaned against Jesus at the Last Supper.

And in 107 AD, as he was being transported to Rome for execution, he wrote this about those who rejected the Eucharist:

"They abstain from the Eucharist and from prayer, because they confess not the Eucharist to be the flesh of our Savior Jesus Christ."

Read that again.

He is not describing a symbol. He is not describing a memorial meal. He is describing flesh. The flesh of the Savior. And he is condemning, in the strongest possible terms, those who deny it.

This is not a medieval Catholic invention. This is not a Council of Trent novelty. This is a man with a direct apostolic connection writing 1,400 years before Trent ever convened.

When the Council of Trent defined the Real Presence in 1551, it was not creating a doctrine. It was defending one that had existed from the beginning.

The symbolic view has a founder and a date: Zwingli, 1525. The Real Presence has a witness chain that runs from the Upper Room to Ignatius to Trent to today.

Which side carries the burden of proof?

Follow for daily apologetics grounded in Scripture and the Fathers.

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truthfulnessRisk: 9/10. The Ignatius quote is verified from his Letter to the Smyrnaeans, Chapter 7. The Zwingli 1525 date is historically documented. No fabricated statistics or unverifiable claims present.

[EWTN Vatican @EWTNVatican]

Here is the meaning of each symbol of the Paschal Candle: 🕯️

Since the early centuries of Christianity, the Paschal Candle has been one of the most expressive symbols of the Easter Vigil and the entire Easter Season. On the night of Holy Saturday, the priests celebrating the Vigil Mass light it as a symbol of the Risen Christ.

Light: Represents the risen Christ, who is the "true light that enlightens everyone who comes into the world" and who dispels the darkness caused by sin and its consequences.
Flame or Fire: The gesture of the priest sharing the flame of the Paschal Candle with the faithful at the Easter Vigil symbolizes the faith that we all receive and share.

Cross: Always the central symbol. It represents the path we must take to reach the Father, as Christ taught us.

Grains: There are five grains of incense, usually red in color, embedded in the candle representing the five wounds of Jesus: the three nails that pierced his hands and feet, the spear thrust into his right side, and the thorns on his head.

Alpha and Omega: The letters A (alpha) and Ω (omega), the first and last of the Greek alphabet, indicate that Christ's Passover, the beginning and end of time and eternity, is an occasion to receive that ever-new strength that comes from God, in the specific year we are living.
Year: The current year symbolizes God in the present, as the Master and Lord of all eternity.

Lamb: Christ is represented by the figure of a lamb, a symbol of meekness. God rules the universe, but does so with mercy. That is why His justice is truly capable of saving. His power lies in love.

[LiveCatholic @LvCath]

@SamanthaRedeemd Stay off the internet. And if you are a celebrity or prominent online, don't talk about it for 5 years. This gives you a chance to grow and become more of a mature Christian before you get attacked online.

[LiveCatholic @LvCath]

Just excellent!

[meta thomist 🇻🇦 @metathomist]

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[Catholic Book Lady @CathBookLady]

If you're at Ohio’s #seek2026, booth A101 is selling the book on the amazing life of #MichelleDuppong, with #FOCUS for 8 years. So inspiring!
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[Building Catholic Men | Husbands | Fathers @BldgCatholicMen]

Become a better Catholic Man in 2026

Wake up early
Pray Morning Prayer
Take Long Walks
Lift Heavy
Eat healthy
Don’t Snack
Feast & Fast
Turn off the news
Don’t Multitask
Work hard
Read great books
Journal
Go to mass
Pray the Rosary
Weekly Confession
Lead your family in prayer
Invite your pastor over for dinner
Examine your conscience daily
Practice gratitude
Pray Compline
Go to bed at a consistent time

[CatholicVote @CatholicVote]

Preach.

[LiveCatholic @LvCath]

This is the latest and best translation of this amazing Carmelite book, "The Practice of the Presence of God."
https://t.co/MSstZQcaTb

[Pope Leo XIV @Pontifex]

I invite all the faithful to take part in a day of fasting and prayer on August 22, imploring the Lord to grant us peace and justice, and to wipe away the tears of those who suffer because of ongoing armed conflicts. May Mary, Queen of Peace, intercede so that peoples may find the path of peace.

[LiveCatholic @LvCath]

Really interesting! Peter was a lot different than most people think. https://t.co/B2SSWl1MRq

[LiveCatholic @LvCath]

Great stuff. https://t.co/frWRkV62sZ

[Bishop Donald Hying @bishophying]

Tomorrow May 17th is the 100th anniversary of the canonization of St. Therese of Lisieux. She is a remarkable gift to the entire Church, and I thank her for her powerful intercession and loving presence in my life.

[LiveCatholic @LvCath]

Watch #PopeLeoXIV’s Inauguration Mass on @EWTN Sunday, May 18th LIVE at 3amET. Replays at Noon & 6pmET!

Visit https://t.co/FOvfQx8OW1 to see all the ways you can watch FREE in English, Spanish, German on Cable/Satellite, YouTube, online, Roku, apps, & more!

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[Fr. Dwight Longenecker @dlongenecker1]

There's a conversation going on here on Twitter on why we ring bells in the Catholic Mass. The answers so far have been incomplete or incorrect. Here's a thread explaining the whole thing:

[A Catholic Life @acatholiclife]

Jubilee Year 2025 Indulgences