‘Mother Theresa’ (1986 Túrelio) COGwriter Pope Francis set a date for the canonization as a Catholic saint for the one called ‘Mother Theresa’: March 15, 2016 VATICAN CITY – Mother Teresa will be made a saint on Sept. 4.Pope Francis set the canonization date Tuesday, paving the way for the nun who cared for the […]
Month: March 2016
M&M: ‘The China Fallacy’
Chinese Maglev train COGwriter Officials at the Reserve Bank of Australia are looking at China’s economy: March 15, 2016 Reserve Bank of Australia board members spent a sizeable part of this month’s interest rate meeting debating threats to the future of China’s economy. There are worried that the big drivers of growth in China – its young […]
Preparing for Passover 2016
A Shmura Matzo (Unleavened Bread is Used for Passover) COGwriter The Christian Passover for 2016 is Thursday evening, April 21st, after sunset which is when the 14th of Nisan begins. The Apostle Paul wrote: 23 For I received from the Lord that which I also delivered to you: that the Lord Jesus on the same […]
UN warns of possible ‘worse war’ to affect Syria–what does the Bible teach?
Damascus, the capital of Syria COGwriter Voice of America reported the following: March 14, 2016 U.N. envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura began a new round of peace talks Monday in Geneva, warning that the only alternative to the negotiations is returning to “even worse war than we had so far.” Speaking before meeting with […]
Immortality through science? Computers?
Poster for movie about two scientists trying to find secret to immortality COGwriter A reader tipped me off to the following: The immortalist: Uploading the mind to a computer 14 March 2016 “Within the next 30 years,” promises Dmitry Itskov, “I am going to make sure that we can all live forever.” It sounds preposterous, […]
Lent allowed a rodent to be called a fish
Capybara (Photo by Karelj) COGwriter We are currently in the middle of a Greco-Roman adopted time called Lent. Because of this period, a rodent was once declared to be a fish. A reader sent me the following: Giant Rodents A Lenten Dish Sun Sentinel, Florida – excerpt… About 400 years ago, Spanish missionaries discovered that […]
Conservative Catholics concerned after 3 years of Pope Francis
COGwriter Three years ago, Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio from Argentina became Pope Francis. He has been different in many ways and many “conservative Catholics” have concerns about him: March 13, 2016 Jorge Mario Bergoglio, better known as Pope Francis, is undeniably a history maker. He is the first Jesuit Pope, the first from the Americas and […]
BibleNewsProphecy: Should Christians Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day?
COGwriter The Continuing Church of God is pleased to announce the following video on our Bible News Prophecy YouTube channel: 15:41 Should Christians Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day? Millions celebrate ‘St. Patrick’s Day’ on March 17th each year. Do you know anything about what Patrick taught? Do you know when this day was declared a Roman […]
France’s Hollande wants Europe to take lead in Syria and not wait until USA gets a new president
François Hollande Janvier COGwriter The President of France wants Europe to take the lead in Syria: March 12, 2016 French President Francois Hollande says Europe should increase the pressure for a diplomatic solution in Syria and not stand on the sidelines. He also said Europe shouldn’t wait for a new U.S. president to be elected […]
USA resuming Daylight Savings Time: health risks?
COGwriter Sunday at two a.m., the USA and some other nations change their clocks to go off of Standard Time and back to Daylight Savings Time. At 2 a.m. on the morning of Sunday, March 13, those in the USA and many other nations will need to spring our clocks forward – and losing an […]