Padre Pio
reading: Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card
Before I get going, are you familiar with Snopes.com? This website houses a large collectoin of urban legends. If you have heard a rumor that is hard to believe, check it out on Snopes; you will probably find it debunked.
That being said, they have a section dedicated to religion. You won't find any sticky points of doctrine there, but the stories are amusing nonetheless.
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Padre Pio's body goes on display - World Faith- msnbc.com
A poll in 2006 by Catholic magazine Famiglia Cristiana found that more Italian Catholics prayed to Padre Pio than to any other figure, including the Virgin Mary or Jesus.
For me, this is the maddening part of the function of the saints. I simply do not believe that we should be praying to anyone other than the Father, the Son, or the Holy Spirit. I don't know of anywhere in the Bible where it states anything about praying to the saints.
I do find the story of Padre Pio to be interesting, though. It is intriguing to think about the reality of the stigmata he had on his hands. I do believe that God performs miracles every single day. Perhaps they are not always that evident and obvious. I prefer to think of God’s subtle work in our lives. Sometimes we do not recognize His work for years after an incident.
buck on 04.25.08 @ 10:18 PM EST [link]
Tonight was Katelyn’s third soccer game of the season. She seems to be getting the hang of the concept of soccer, but Tuesday nights are simply harder for her. She gets tired after a long day at school. She’s very alert and on the ball on Saturday’s. Tuesday’s are a struggle after the half!
