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I wanted to challenge myself to come up with 100 reasons why I am Catholic. This morning I quickly jotted down the first three. I hope you enjoy them.
A quick disclaimer: I absolutely do not have an issue with anyone attending a Christian Church other then the Catholic Church. The Catholic Church is both human and divine. The humanity of the church has the ability to hurt, shame, scare, anger, and much more. I certainly can empathize with anyone who has left the church due to the human nature of the church itself. However, it is the divinity of the Church that stands tall in all it’s glory and beauty. For over 2000 years, it has stood as a beacon of light, offering truth in it’s most purest form. That is why I remain a part of what I believe to be the true church and continue to be an awe of it every moment of my life.
1) Using Reason: More than 97% of the world believes in a God of good. A third of those believers are Christian. More than half of those Christians are Catholic. Catholics make up 1/5 of the world’s population and exceeds 1 billion in membership. In other words, among all of humanity, there is a draw to Christianity, especially Catholicism. In present time, all roads certainly do seem to lead to Rome.
2) The Reformation: Yes, believe it or not, this is a major reason to be Catholic. The Reformation was like a nuclear bomb going off in what was the one, holy, universal and apostolic church. When the dust cleared, the Church was somehow still standing. Any war, issue, internal crisis, here is an organization that continues to exist. I believe this has to be divine intervention and I can only come to one conclusion that this must be a church that God is protecting. As I visit many Christian (non-Catholic) churches, I find many pieces of the Catholic Church that are extremely attractive to me. But why would I want a pieces when they I have the whole thing?
3) True Worship: I like a really good movie. I love to be moved and my emotions stirred up. I like good music, music that I can sing to and dance to. I love a good party where I can be with friends and family. However, while some of these things for some could be worship. In my humble opinion, it is not true worship of the God of the Universe. All the things I mentioned above are all about me. It seems very selfish to me to go to a church where all I am the focus, where I am concerned about what am I going to get out of this or going to some place to “get fed”. Personally, from a worship perspective, I am not my God. The Holy Catholic Mass is the only worship that I have experienced where I am able to empty “myself” out, consume God in Body, Blood, Soul, and Divinity and do it all while He is consuming me as well. That is simply awesome.
Well, that is 3 which means I have 97 more to go. Keep checking back and see how my progress is going. Thank you for reading.
God bless,
Chris Gordon
Catholic Website Design
Creating your first website might seem difficult but it does not have to be. Like most things, you just need to start with the first step and then take another one. The first step is creating a foundation and a good way to build a solid one is to begin with laying out your pages. Once you get the pages of your website laid out, you can then move on to content.
The content is an essential component of designing a website. Many people think that you just write like you normally do but that is not true. For example, you are reading this blog on a website about website design. Look at the text of that I have already written in this blog and you will notice certain keywords that I have included in my own content. See! I just did it again in the last sentence.
When creating a website, you need to understand how the average person thinks when trying to find something on the web. You need to be the answer to their question.
Before we can ahead of ourselves, lets first start with the pages:
Home page - This is the first page of your website. The majority of visitors will arrive here first and it should be extremely inviting, pleasing to the eye, and have content laid out in a simple way. You want to present to the visitor exactly what they are looking for and share with them exactly how they can get it. Regardless if you have offer a service or product, you need to make a good impression and a lasting one as well.
About page – This is an essential page that you do not want to leave out. Usually, people will quickly go to this page to find out about your reputation and stability of your company. With this page, you want to earn your potential customer’s trust.Another good reason for this page is that one of the most common searches used on search engines is the term “about”. This page will enable you to receive a few extra visitors from search engines.
Products or Services pages -This is where you make your money! Explain your products and services well and do not be afraid to call them to action. Encourage them to go ahead with the purchase and outline how they should go about doing so.
Contact page – If people can not contact you, they will not buy from you. If you do not have several different methods that people may contact you with, to them, you are not legit. Finally, your address should be posted here and a map would be the icing on the cake.
Privacy Policies & Disclaimers – This is all the legal jargon and these days it is smart to have this page. Even the search engines will give you higher ratings when you have this page.
I will talk about content on another post but this was just an attempt to get your thought process going. Please let me know if I can be of further assistance. I wish you well.
Chris Gordon
Website Design
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