All glory and honor to the Lord, Jesus Christ.

Long live Pope Benedict XVI

James 2:14-17
14What good is it, my brothers, if a man claims to have faith but has no deeds? Can such faith save him? 15Suppose a brother or sister is without clothes and daily food. 16If one of you says to him, "Go, I wish you well; keep warm and well fed," but does nothing about his physical needs, what good is it? 17In the same way, faith by itself, if it is not accompanied by action, is dead.

This verse above renders the most central reform of protestantism, salvation by faith alone, false. The Bible clearly says faith without works is dead, and therefore cannot save you.

I am a very devout Roman Catholic, and I attend Mass about 3-4 times a week. I am very strong in my faith in the Holy Trinity of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. I am very traditional in my beliefs in Church doctrine: I believe that people should practice chastity before marriage, and after marriage we should remain loyal to our spouse. I oppose the use of condoms to try to prevent the spread of AIDS. Those who support using condoms in this way are simply enablers and part of the problem, they think that they are helping but in reality they aren't. What we need to be teaching these people is morality and values, the best way to end AIDS (and all STDs) is to put a stop to all of the wild fornication going on throughout the world. I am staunchly opposed to abortion. Now before you feminists start accusing me of hating women, and of various other ridiculous things, let me clarify that I 100% support women's rights. I, however, do not believe that a woman's rights should include the right to murder her child. I support opening unrestricted access of Catholic faithful to the Tridentine Latin Mass. I have never personally attended one, but I have watched a recorded one here online once, and I thought it was the most beautiful liturgy I have ever seen. I am not a member of the Society of St. Pius X, and I am not 100% anti-Vatican II. However, I am not a big fan of Pope Paul VI, or many of his changes, though I accept him and his changes as completely legitimate. I am very grateful to Pope Benedict XVI for his Summorum Pontificum, which eased the restrictions on the Tridentine Mass, and for his defense of traditional Church teachings. It is my belief that liberalism and modernization have no place in the Church. Politically, I am very conservative. I generally favor Republicans, though I'm not particularly happy with the party right now.

In the future I hope to attend Seminary and become a Priest. I would also like to travel within and outside of the United States. I would very much like to travel to and tour countries like Ireland, France, Italy, Vatican City, Malta, and Israel. They are beautiful countries with rich tradition and culture, and amazing landmarks. I favor the existance of the State of Israel, though I am not really a zionist. I am very concerned by the lack of action taken today against the encroachment of fundamental Islam. I have seen people murdered by them, people intimidated, tortured, threatened and harrassed by them, but if we dare criticize them, we are called islamophobic or racist. People seem more content to attack Christianity as the root of all trouble, which saddens and confuses me. Yes, corruption has existed in the past, but the Church is a much changed organization, a force for good and love. We must place our hope and security in the hands of Jesus, and all will end well. I am thrilled to report the massive surge of people coming to Christ in Africa and in Asia, and I believe the future of the Church lies there. If you would like to know me better, feel free to message me. Comments are set to pending approval for anyone not on my friends list. Blessings to all, and may peace be with you!