November to Remember
November to Remember ~ BENEATH THE SURFACE with PAUL MURANO... Read More
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Building a Spiritual Second Floor without a Foundation
Every good parent (and good authority figure in general) in the beginning spells out with clarity what the boundaries are. Analogously, when children know the acceptable area on which they can play, they then may be free to play to their heart’s content. The fence around the yard keeps them safe from danger. This is […]... Read More
The Kingdom of Heaven not a democracy
Hell is densely populated with those who kept convincing themselves of the mantra: “Everyone’s doing it; God wouldn’t condemn ALL of us.”... Read More
A Better Response than ‘a Better Place’
x: I’m so sorry about your cousin. He’s in a better place now. y: Thank you. How do you know? x: How do I know what? y: How do you know that he’s in a better place? Why do you assume this? x: Well…. aren’t you Christian? y: Yes. x: Then you believe that when […]... Read More
The Importance of Hell
Hearing about Hell is important on many levels. Read why people are much worse off for denying it. ... Read More
Peter’s Response
Valuing the gifts over the gift-Giver and His will is a serious, common problem. “I didn’t have time to think about these things, with work, family, and electronic media all vying for my attention” is the mantra of so many souls in hell. Response from St. Peter at Heaven’s gate? “You erroneously substituted “have” for […]... Read More
The Devil’s Playbook for the End Times
Many Catholics are familiar with the story of Pope Leo XIII falling into some kind of trance after Mass one day in the 19th century and having a vision of Jesus and Satan conversing. The devil allegedly said he could destroy Christ’s Church if allowed to cause havoc for the following hundred years. Jesus granted […]... Read More
Not ‘Religious’?
The illogic of believers not being 'religious'... Read More
More thoughts on …. Is Heaven ‘Up’?
More on my obsession with the mystery of ‘up’ness. Click HERE.... Read More
The Creed #21: I look forward to the resurrection of the dead, and the life of the world to come. Amen.
Join Paul and guests Bob Leblanc and John Tuturice for the very last episode of the series, The Creed: Beneath the Surface... Read More
The folly of consequentialism
Desired ends never justify immoral means, no matter how good they appear.... Read More
Pretending Leads One to Hell
It is very clear that If: a) Christ is God Incarnate, and, b) He shared with the apostles and their successors His authority to make obligatory Church laws in His name, and, c) one of those laws is to honor the Sabbath Day by attending mass every Sunday and Holy Day as a minimal duty […]... Read More
