Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.

“Thou shalt not kill.” God gave us our life ; we must use it according to His will. We live here on earth to serve God; we are preparing for heaven. Hence we must take proper care of our own life and health. We respect all human life ; for God is the Lord of […]

“Honor thy father and thy mother.” The home is built upon the Sacrament of Matrimony. The father is the head of the family; the mother is his help-mate. God gives children to husband and wife. They are to care for them, train them in virtue, and prepare them for their true home in heaven. The […]

” Remember thou keep holy the Sabbath day.” Six days of the week we devote to our worldly cares. One day of the week we consecrate to God. God said : “Remember thou keep holy the Sabbath day.” By divine inspiration the Apostles made Sunday the Lord’s day. We are bound, under pain of mortal […]

” Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain.” God is our Father who loves us. We honor and love His holy name because we love Him. The name of God has a great meaning in our lives. Jesus is the most sacred of all names. It means Saviour. It […]

“I am the Lord thy God ; thou shalt not have strange gods before me.” God made all things. God gives us life. God rules the world and all things in it. God is the Lord of heaven and earth. God said : “I am the Lord thy God.” We must serve God all our […]

God gave us the Ten Commandments to help us to get to heaven. He gave them to us because He loves us. When we keep the Commandments, we show that we love God. God sent the Catholic Church to teach us to keep the Commandments. Our Lord put the Ten Commandments into two Commandments. One […]

When the angels disobeyed God they were turned into devils. Then they were sent to hell forever. Adam and Eve also disobeyed God. But our Lord came to save us from hell. In hell the bad people will burn forever. They will be in real fire. They will be separated from God forever. All in […]

God made us to be happy with Him forever in heaven. Heaven is our true home. In heaven we shall be with our loved ones. We shall see God face to face. There can be no sorrow or suffering in heaven. Our bodies will be glorified. There we shall be happy with all the angels […]

The world is like a beautiful house which God made for us. We are His children. But we live here only until we die. Heaven is our true home. When we die, we go to our true home. There our Heavenly Father is waiting for us with love. There we will be happy forever. We […]

0N summer days along the Hudson’s upper reaches one sees soiled trampers going in for a cleansing dip, and as the river sweeps by New York City hundreds of sewers discharge their filth into its waters to be carried out into the purifying salt ocean. The river is a means of cleanliness and health. So […]