Ok, I'm finally going to go there.  I might be the last traditional Catholic to weigh-in on the state of Israel and modern Judaism.  But there was a method to my madness in waiting.  I lived in the Old City of Jerusalem this summer, so I have much more than “internet information” enlightening today’s article.  Most pictures in this article come from my phone (except the Vatican ones.) Frequently, other traditional Catholics write me, asking why I don’t write more about the Jews. Today, Section A of my article is going to explain why I personally don’t see them as my enemies. But Section B is going to affirm traditional [...]

I snapped the above picture in Cairo, Egypt last year.  To the left is a Coptic Orthodox Church and to the left is a fabric store with writing in Arabic.  I was on a reconnaissance mission to figure out what it would take Muslims to become Christian and what it would take to get non-Catholic Christians to become Catholic. My findings were reflected in some recent secular studies: The Pew Research Center recently reported:  "Christians remained the world’s biggest religious group. But Christians (of all denominations, counted as one group) did not keep pace with global population growth from 2010 to 2020. The number of Christians rose by 122 million, [...]

There is only Abrahamic Faith, and that is Christianity—which is Catholicism.  Remember that the Jews who reject Christ do claim, “Abraham is our father.” (John 8:39.)  But Jesus immediately denies this assertion by saying:  If you were Abraham's children, you would be doing the works Abraham did, but now you seek to kill Me, a Man Who has told you the truth that I heard from God. This is not what Abraham did.  You are doing the works your father did...You are of your father the devil, and your will is to do your father's desires.—John 8:39-41, 44.  Notice again that Christ Himself in Jn 8 says that the Jews [...]