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BFP 003: Landon DePasquale on his conversion, Mary, and the Shimabara Rebellion

https://media.blubrry.com/bellarmineforumfootnote/bellarmineforum.podbean.com/mf/play/ea9m38/bellarmineforumpodcast_bellarmineforum_org_wp-content_uploads_2017_07_BFP-003-Landon-DePasquale-on-conversion-and-shimibara.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadLandon DePasquale and Manos sit down to talk about his trip to the Catholic church from low church evangelical roots.  Manos discovers that he stammers in these podcasts, but gets awestruck as they discuss how the Blessed Mother has a military plan that involves flanking the Turkic belt (by…

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Tempting Akita’s Fire: AmChurch Wreckovations, Hare Krishnas, and Tokyo St. Ignatius Removes Kneelers

Back in the 90s, I remember seeing images of then Archbishop Rembert Weakland donning a miter that bore an upside down triangle with a rainbow and a rainbow chasuble. During those years, it was common to hear rumors of Churches being “renovated” and the end result being white washed interiors and sanctuaries being leveled and converted…

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