Religion & Spirituality

There is a mass celebration of the Eucharist in Tampa, mid-September.  It is being organized by the Catholic Diocese…a mass reception of the Lord’s Feast at the Marriot…or is it?

I just wonder, are the 1000’s in attendance going to give mass confessionals before partaking, as the Catholic religion dictates?  “Can’t have the Lord’s Supper, without telling me your secrets first.”

I’m sorry…where exactly does it say that in the Bible?  Who died and left the Catholics in charge?

Apparently Jesus, at least they think so.  Lemme run this by you….

If the Catholic religion somehow wants to take credit for being “thee” religion…as they claim was ordained by Jesus after His death…then they need to take credit for the rest of the blood on their hands.

Do your research…Did you know the German Catholic Hierarchy was responsible for killing 7,000,000 Jews and another 10,000,000 ethnic minorities (that’s Seventeen Million souls total) in World War Two?  What, you never heard that one…well here’s the Truth…Hitler would have NEVER come to full power without the backing & blessings of the German Catholic church…do your research…the fact the church backed him, got the people to go along with him.  One of the greatest deceptions ever in our history.  Yeah, Hitler was the bad guy…but the German Catholic church was the bag man.

Here's another one.  If Catholics want to claim the Blood of Jesus ordained them somehow…well than the millions of Native Americans & American Islanders that were killed by Columbus’s quest is on their hands too.  Do your research, Columbus was a God fearing and spirit filled man.  In his own words he felt a calling to fulfill prophesy. This prophesy was discovering the New World, God’s chosen land…& who could argue they didn’t find a major piece of Heaven on Earth when they finally got here.  Columbus may have been an honorable man, no one has shown me written or verbal proof he gave any orders to kill anyone…it was those that came after with lust and conquest in their hearts & minds.  Those that came after were financed by the Catholic churches to plunder the new lands & return with treasures for their own coffers.  This was good intentions gone bad by Catholicism.

Interesting, in one case the church made a devil out of a man…in the other a man is accused of being a devil, when it was the church all along.

So, if anyone needs to confess here it’s the church, not the faithful.  No man on this planet is worthy to hear your sins, because they are sinners too.  Simple enough, good... I thought so.

All that being said, the Catholic Church has done wonderful things and brought many blessings to people all over the world, to deny that is just foolish.  There are great people of Faith all thru Catholicism’s history & that legacy continues today…thank God. 

The problem is not the people, it’s the pursuit of pleasures by the elite.  This demonic deception trickles down thru the ranks of any organization and leaves you with a population in pain.  This is the reason for separating church from state…not to eliminate God from your life…that’s what this country was founded on for Christ’s sake…why are you separating & removing it by twisting words & laws to your fashion? 

Separation of church & state was articulated & adopted to keep one religion from dominating our society…which is exactly what was happening in England when desperate people seen the writing on the wall & boarded ships for a New Land and a New Way of living. 

Unfortunately, it destroyed the Way of Life for millions as history shows…but you know what…just like the faithful in Germany that ignored the masses and helped their Jewish & ethnic brothers & sisters throughout the war…there is hope in that faith.  And most importantly even though millions of Native Americans died & our landscape was changed forever…history has a way of repeating & correcting.

When the first white men came ashore with Columbus, albeit not the first white skins to do so, they were the first with major monetary backing.  Once the potential fruits of their efforts were discovered, the flood gates were open for all sorts of characters to come to these shores.  They set out to conquer and claim anything & everything in their sight, a once great prophecy of discovery gone wrong by the lure of lust, greed & power.

But nowhere do you see the main ingredient of the Native Americans in that last sentence.  No matter the white man’s lust after greed, pleasure & earthly power…the Native’s spirit was & is untouched.  The true force of life was within their souls & all around them in their world, no man of any color could take that.  The Indians still have these tales to tell:

“The first landing was 3 boats, the next was 17.  We welcomed these travelers & showed many how to survive in this unknown world to them.  Without our help many of them would have died…& what did we get in return…our own deaths.”

Now, you know a bit more of truth… to add to your history books.

So, it lives on to this day…Faith has a way of doing that…Just like those saved during the holocaust.

Know this…There is a difference between a church and a Church.

As I view man’s religion, the spiritual side of living & the promises of Heaven on Earth I sense a huge struggle for many folks.  They struggle with, how do I worship religiously & still have reverence with nature’s spirit?  I would answer with this…Religion at its root is fellowship, a kinship with others to bring the Spirit of God into our lives & celebrate together, in fellowship with each other & the Lord.  Religion helps us learn & grow if it is based on Faithful testimony & teachings.  The natural world around you reflects these testimonies & teachings.  The natural world around you…Mother Earth…is due her due as well.  To say it is strange to stare at a tree and not a cross is foolish, they are both made of wood & Created by God.  There is only One God and many Native Americans I’ve spoken too & research I’ve seen testifies to this…they were closer to God back then than Catholics & most of the pale skins of the day ever came close to.  Do your research, the Indians knew God as well…the Great White Spirit & many, many other tales & phrases to match show this as fact.  Do not be so foolish to think your way of worshipping, via religion, is the only way to worship.  Remember:

Religion is only a group ceremony…God wants a conversation with you, individually…it may or may not end up in a celebration…that is totally up to you.  If you can’t decide, or have fears of outside threats, look to the skies & ask for some help…God’s all-knowing Spirit & Mother Nature’s wisdom will help you on your journey to that promised Celebration the Faithful call…Heaven on Earth. 

 

Bryan A. Stross

August 7, 2023, 9:24 AM EST