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🎄✨ “Prophecies in the Straw” — A Christmas Morning Proclamation in Song A joyful, Scripture-soaked reminder that the Child in the manger is the fulfillment of every ancient hope. From the moment the star rose over Bethlehem, the quiet straw of a feed-trough became the meeting place of centuries of prophecy and the God who keeps His promises. Micah said the Ruler would come from Bethlehem (Mic 5:2). Isaiah foretold a Virgin who would bear God-With-Us (Isa 7:14) and a Child called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Prince of Peace (Isa 9:6). Daniel counted the very timeline (Dan 9:24–26). Isaiah promised a Messiah who would open blind eyes and heal the broken (Isa 35:4–5). David sang of One whose hands and feet would be pierced (Ps 22) and whose body would not see corruption (Ps 16). Zechariah foretold a King who would come humble, and later be looked upon by those who pierced Him (Zech 9:9; 12:10). Psalm 110 declared the exalted Lord at God’s right hand. And on Christmas morning, every one of these ancient threads converges in a newborn Child wrapped in swaddling cloth and laid in a manger. That’s what this song celebrates. 🎶 “Prophecies in the Straw” A Christmas hymn for cradle Catholics, converts, Bible nerds, lovers of Scripture, and anyone who wants to rejoice that God keeps His promises in the fullness of time. 🔗 LISTEN & FOLLOW PETER’S BARQUE Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/peters-barque/1857703433 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/07uvm7SPGUVwYdxELtbXv8 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@peters-barque Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/c-7821522 Instagram, TikTok, X, Facebook: @petersbarque Support the project (100% reinvested): https://ko-fi.com/petersbarque 🎄 Merry Christmas! May the Child who fulfills every prophecy fill your home with the peace the world cannot give.Subscribe to Ask Catholics on Soundwise

📜🔥 NEW SONG DROP “We Stand For The Gospel” — Peter’s Barque For some reason, it’s still fashionable to say: “The Catholic Church discourages people from reading the Bible.” Which is impressive… because it’s wrong at literally every level. St. Jerome — the man who translated the Bible for the Western Church — said: “Ignorance of Scripture is ignorance of Christ.” At every single Mass, Catholics hear Scripture proclaimed aloud — and when the Gospel is read, we stand, because Christ Himself is speaking. The Church didn’t hide the Bible. She canonized it, translated it, preserved it, proclaimed it, and even offers an indulgence for reading it prayerfully. Oh — and if you think Catholics don’t read Scripture, someone should probably tell Fr. Mike Schmitz, who walked millions of people through the entire Bible in a year… on purpose… out loud… online. This song exists because bad history keeps getting repeated loudly. And sometimes the response needs a beat, a hook, and a little snark. 🎶 “We Stand For The Gospel” — a track for Catholics, converts, Scripture nerds, and anyone tired of hearing the same tired myth. 🔖 Hashtags #Catholic #CatholicMusic #PetersBarque #Bible #Gospel #CatholicTruth #ChurchHistory #ReadTheBible #WeStandForTheGospel 🔗 Follow Peter’s Barque X / IG / TikTok / Facebook: @petersbarque YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@peters-barque Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/c-7821522 🎧 Listen on Apple Music & Spotify (all major platforms) ☕ Support the project https://ko-fi.com/petersbarqueSubscribe to Ask Catholics on Soundwise

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📜🔥 NEW SONG: “Two Guys Standing on a Bridge” A snarky theological riff based on a classic Emo Phillips joke — NOT on real despair, real self-harm, or anything of the sort. Before anything else: Actual suicide is not a joke. If you or someone you love is struggling, please reach out. Help is real. Hope is real. You matter. 🆘 If you or someone you know is thinking about suicide, please call or text 988 for the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. You are loved. You are wanted. You are not alone. This track plays on one of the funniest comedy bits ever written — the escalating “What denomination are you?” sketch where two Christians narrow themselves into absurd sub-sub-sub-tribes… until one finally cries “Heretic!” and pushes the other off the bridge. It’s satire about division, not despair. It’s a commentary on how quickly Christians can go from “We believe in the same God!” to “Ah, but which Council of 19-whatever did you affirm?” — as if Jesus instituted a free-for-all instead of a Church. The humor exposes the ridiculousness of theological fragmentation, the endless multiplying labels, and the instinct to excommunicate each other over distinctions too small to see without a microscope and a headache. 🎶 “Two Guys Standing on a Bridge” — out now. A track for anyone who’s ever watched Christians argue themselves into oblivion and thought, “Surely… this is not what Jesus meant.” We’re not doing this for a paycheck — we’re building the Kingdom. 100% of donations go back into making more music. Working for the pension 👆, not the paycheck. 👉 https://ko-fi.com/petersbarque Follow Peter’s Barque: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@peters-barque Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/c-7821522 Website: https://petersbarque.online X • IG • TikTok • FB: @petersbarque #shortSubscribe to Ask Catholics on Soundwise

“The Art of Veneration: No, Catholics Don’t Worship Statues” — The Song Smashes the Idolatry Myth for Good Every few weeks, like liturgical clockwork, someone confidently declares: “Catholics worship statues!” “Images are idols!” “God hates religious art!” And every time, the internet nods along as if this weren’t contradicted by the Bible the Church and two thousand years of Christian practice. Here’s what the meme-culture theologians never mention: God Himself commanded sacred images. Moses didn’t invent the bronze serpent — God did. Solomon didn’t freestyle cherubim, pomegranates, and carved angels — God ordered it. Beauty wasn’t banned. Idolatry was. And Deuteronomy 4:15? The verse everyone misquotes? God literally says Israel couldn’t make an image of Him because “you saw no form.” No form = no image. Then the impossible happened: God took on a form. Jesus — the image of the invisible God. The Incarnation didn’t just redeem humanity — it redeemed art. That’s why the early Church filled catacombs with frescoes, raised mosaics that preached the Gospel, and carved the saints into stone: the “catechism of the illiterate,” truth for the eyes when the tongue couldn’t teach it yet. Meanwhile… You can build a forty-foot Lincoln, carve presidents into a mountain, or fly a giant Garfield balloon down Manhattan — no one screams “IDOLATRY!” But carry Mary in a procession? Suddenly everyone’s a part-time biblical scholar with a minor in “Graven Images 101.” Images aren’t idols. They’re reminders. They’re witnesses. They’re windows into heaven — the family photos of the Kingdom. This track exists for one reason: to put the “statue worship” myth in its grave once and for all. 🎶 “No, Catholics Don’t Worship Statues” — out now. A track for Scripture nerds, history lovers, and anyone exhausted by the internet confusing art with apostasy. Support the mission: 👉 https://ko-fi.com/petersbarque Follow Peter’s Barque & listen everywhere: https://petersbarque.online Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/peters-barque/1857703433 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/07uvm7SPGUVwYdxELtbXv8 X: https://x.com/petersbarque Instagram: https://instagram.com/petersbarque TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@petersbarque Facebook: https://facebook.com/petersbarqueSubscribe to Ask Catholics on Soundwise