March 6
Posted on 03/06/2010 3:52:39 PM PST by NYer
March 6
FATHER CORAPI'S CONVERSION STORY
Father John Corapi is a member of the Society of Our Lady of the Most Holy Trinity. The pillars of his preaching are love for the Blessed Virgin Mary which leads to a loving relationship with Jesus Christ and great love and reverence for the Holy Eucharist, as well as an uncompromising love for and obedience to the Holy Father and the teaching of the Magisterium of the Church. His widely acclaimed series on the Catechism of the Catholic Church entitled The Teaching of Jesus Christ is used throughout the world as a course in religious education and catechesis. more »
More about Father John Corapi's Amazing Story
Father John Corapi's Amazing Story is just that: amazing. You'll have to listen to it yourself to appreciate how one man can go from the utter depths of despair to the heights of supernatural contentment.
Because it was the first recording released to the general public featuring Father JohnCorapi, virtually no one in America knew who he was at the time. Of course, Father John Corapi has since become one of the most influential Catholic speakers of our times, appearing at countless conferences, parish missions, as well as regularly on EWTN, the global Catholic television network.
Many believe that he has the ineffable power of God fueling his speaking ability, giving him supernatural influence beyond the meaning of his words.
Saturday ping!
I briefly saw one of his sermons, and was most impressed by 1.) his clarity and directness of thought, and 2.) His complete faithfulness to Catholic teachings as i know them).
According to your tag line, the Church is in heaven where Peter is. Sounds like the invisible universal Body of Christ that those not enslaved to Rome espouse.
Unless of course, you consider Peter stuck in the bone.
Scripture clearly points out St. Peter as Christ's representative on earth. Christ did not ask the other Eleven to feed and tend His sheep. If you read The Acts Of The Apostles, it is clear that St. Peter leads the Apostles. Therefore, since the Apostles are to be replaced as they die (Acts 1:20-26), then it follows that whoever succeed(s) St. Peter is leader of the Church. There is only to be one shepherd of the Church (John 10:16). For the Apostles did not argue amongst themselves whether there was a "greatest" at all, but who amongst them was the greatest (Mark 9:34; Luke 9:46).
That isn’t what your tag line says.
May want to adjust it to “We have decided who the successor to Peter is and wherever that successor is, there is the group that claims to be the only true Church.” That would be more truthful. Because Peter is in heaven. Unless you believe a rather warped gospel.
And I have read Acts dozens of times and I find that Peter is just like the other Apostles and disciples. And if you bothered to read Galatians, you would find that Paul had seriously straighten Peter out from his tendencies to cave into those who would impose Jewish law upon Gentile believers. Peter was no spiritual giant, nor biblical scholar.
By Acts 15, (with Paul’s help) Peter finally got the picture and tried to help straighten out the rest of the crowd. But, even then they settled for a kind of watered down statement that never really went anywhere. The Catholic Church should just read the story and let it teach them...instead of them teaching the Bible what they want it to say.
Corapi is an impressive preacher. I like the guy a lot.
Well unless we doze off we cant possibly miss it.
No tv other than EWTN for Lent is our family tradition.
Wathching Karol-—A Man Who would be Pope right now.
If I would have seen your theard I would have announced the next showing on it instead of starting a seperate one.
Fr. Corapi has been able to get through my thick skull many times with the words of God.
Who cannot enjoy his voice too.
I think having Christoper Hitchen as brother would drive anybody crazy
It certainly does not...The scripture clearly points out that the Holy Spirit is Jesus' representative on earth...
Christ did not ask the other Eleven to feed and tend His sheep.
Act 20:28 Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the flock, over the which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to feed the church of God, which he hath purchased with his own blood.
1Pe 5:2 Feed the flock of God which is among you, taking the oversight thereof, not by constraint, but willingly; not for filthy lucre, but of a ready mind;
Of course Peter AND the other eleven were responsible for feeding the sheep...All the elders were responsible for feeding the sheep as well...
If you read The Acts Of The Apostles, it is clear that St. Peter leads the Apostles.
Sure, clear as mud...
Paul didn't answer to Peter...The other apostles who became spread around the continent never answered to Peter...The second generation elders didn't answer to Peter...So who answered to Peter???
Peter wandered the country preaching to and converting Jews...Paul's ministry was to convert the Gentiles...
Therefore, since the Apostles are to be replaced as they die (Acts 1:20-26)
And you are wrong on this one as well...God did not sanction the chosing of another Apostle after Judas...That was the Apostle's idea...When Jesus wanted an Apostle, they were hand picked by Jesus...
And one requirement of being an Apostle was that the Apostle had to have witnessed the mininstry of Jesus and been been alive during the Crucifixion...
James was not replaced when he died...Why do you guys make this stuff up???
, then it follows that whoever succeed(s) St. Peter is leader of the Church.
Only by someone's twisted human logic...There is no leader of the church outside of the Lord, Jesus Christ...
There is only to be one shepherd of the Church (John 10:16).
True...But it ain't some guy dressed up in a monkey suit sittin' on a throne in Rome...
Psa 23:1 A Psalm of David. The LORD is my shepherd;
For the Apostles did not argue amongst themselves whether there was a "greatest" at all, but who amongst them was the greatest (Mark 9:34; Luke 9:46).
And Jesus immediately shot them down...
Mar 9:35 And he sat down, and called the twelve, and saith unto them, If any man desire to be first, the same shall be last of all, and servant of all.
The greatest is the one who is the last, and the servant of all...He is not a leader, not a pope...The greatest wil be at the bottom of the heap...
This entire little thesis is wrong from start to finish...This stuff is just plain untrue...Deception at it's best...
Thanks, tuning in. His story is amazing.
Only by someone's twisted human logic...There is no leader of the church outside of the Lord, Jesus Christ...
Twisted human logic? That persisted for some 1400 years after Christ's death and Resurrection, until the days of Henry VIII, who wanted yet another divorce and a church who would oblige him, and Martin Luther, who sought his own version of reform, and others who followed? Fourteen hundred years of error?
But it ain't some guy dressed up in a monkey suit sittin' on a throne in Rome...
Do you harbor the same 'Christian love' towards the leaders of other churches? Or do you single out the Pope alone?
Fr. Corapi is an amazing speaker & his story is so incredibly uplifting!
I must ask you to pardon brother Iscool. The prelate of the Church of Iscool (population one) conducts services most Sundays from the LaZBoy throne in the hall of sports worship. However, this prelate has no official recognition or title of Steward of Christ, so occasionally when the moon is full, or on a day that ends in "y", he sometimes speaks out of turn.
From my long term posts back and forth with our friend, I believe that he is a Christian, or would be if he ever actually opened his Bible and read the Gospels. Do not be hard on anyone who searches for Christ.
Very good testimony.
Tells of where Hollywood Life will getcha if ya go with the flow.
Very telling about his time with Natalie Cole.
He seems to elude to anyway. : )
I loved her music before she fell, and thank God made it back from that insanity.
Seems the High Life of Drugs/Boozin fast money of Hollywood is a revovling door and Fr can attest to that as he lived it.
Like what he said All the rats jump of the sinking ship....some things never change.
When he Preaches about Hope it is so much different then what Obama preached about the meaning of Hope pre/post campaign.
Ya cant take God at out of the meaning of such words as Hope. Suffering. Joy. Despair.
Else you end up with it becoming a twisted lie from Satan. JMO.
Assumes facts not in evidence.
The one fact that is in evidence is his public flaunting of his ignorance.
I had the pleasure of seeing Fr. Corapi and Scott hahn together for a lenten retreat about 5 years ago. One of the most outstanding experiences of my life.
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