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by bcadmin | Oct 10, 2022 | Already/Not Yet, Autumn, Featured, News, October, Sacrament, St. Thomas Aquinas, Summa Theologica | 0 |
I sometimes joke that I sin less in October. But it might actually be true. God seems to be more on my mind during the fall, and, therefore, it seems easier to seek out and cooperate with his grace.
Read Moreby bcadmin | May 26, 2022 | children, Confirmation, discipleship, Evangelization, Featured, Holy Spirit, Living the Faith, mission, News, parents, Priority, Sacrament, Surrender & Strength | 0 |
It is Confirmation season in many dioceses throughout the world. I remember a thought I had during my son’s Confirmation Mass several year ago. The church was packed with friends and family of those being Confirmed. The bishop did a wonderful job…
Read Moreby bcadmin | Mar 25, 2022 | Anointing of the Sick, Catechesis, Catechism, confession, Essay, Features, Lent, News, penance, Sacrament | 0 |
Sacraments of Healing The Catechism’s introduction to the “sacraments of healing” is so good that the best service to be provided here is simply to cite it verbatim: Through the sacraments of Christian initiation, man […]
Read Moreby bcadmin | Dec 1, 2021 | Catholic, Faith Fundamentals, Marriage, Marriage basics, News, Sacrament | 0 |
Marriage is one of the seven sacraments, and it was established as such by Christ. It is one of the two sacraments of commitment, along with holy orders, and it is a beautiful and meaningful way to live out one’s baptismal faith as an adult.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Jul 11, 2021 | Featured, Gospel, Jesus Christ, mission, News, Sacrament, Scott Hahn, Scripture, Sunday Scripture Reflections, Word of God | 0 |
Dr. Scott Hahn reflects on the Mass readings for the Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year B) Readings:Amos 7:12–15Psalms 85:9–14Ephesians 1:3–14Mark 6:7–13 In commissioning the Apostles in today’s Gospel, Jesus gives them, and us, a preview of His C…
Read Moreby bcadmin | Jul 1, 2021 | Column, July 2021, Magazine, Marriage, News, Opinion, party, Sacrament, Wedding | 0 |
Lavish pre-lockdown weddings are yet to return, but scaled-back services are a blessing not a curse
The post Smaller wedding – stronger sacrament? appeared first on Catholic Herald.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Feb 14, 2021 | confession, Featured, Gospel, Jesus Christ, Leprosy, made clean, News, penance, Reconciliation, Restoration, Sacrament, Scott Hahn, Scripture, Sunday Scripture Reflections, Word of God | 0 |
Dr. Scott Hahn reflects on the Mass readings for the Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year B) Readings:Leviticus 13:1–2, 44–46Psalm 32:1–2, 5, 111 Corinthians 10:31–11:1Mark 1:40–45 In the Old Testament, leprosy is depicted as punishment for disobedience…
Read Moreby bcadmin | Feb 11, 2021 | light of christ, Marriage, News, Sacrament, Simple Holiness | 0 |
What is it to truly love our spouse with a sacramental, covenantal love? It is the fullest response to the “yes” we made on our wedding day, and because matrimony is a sacrament, we experience the fulfillment of that “yes” all throughout the days we live as husband and wife.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Feb 5, 2021 | Comfirmation, Faith Fundamentals, Laying on of hands, News, Sacrament | 0 |
There is a laying on of hands during the sacrament of confirmation, but the ritual action is different from other sacraments that do so.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Jun 25, 2020 | covenant, Doctrine, family, Featured, God, In the Spotlight, Jesus Christ, Marriage, matrimony, News, nuptials, Sacrament, Sacramentality, The Catholic Faith Explained, wedlock | 0 |
Marriage is a principle and guiding theme throughout the Holy Scriptures. It is the symbol and sign of God’s sacred covenant with His people. The Creation and institution of marriage appears woven throughout the Bible, first at the beginning of Genesis…
Read Moreby bcadmin | Jun 16, 2020 | anointing, Anointing 101, Anointing of the Sick, Extreme Unction, Last Rites, Local News, News, Picks, Sacrament | 0 |
When Father Joseph Johnson speaks about the sacrament of the anointing of the sick with an elderly or ill parishioner, he sometimes has to get creative.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Apr 24, 2020 | Between the Sundays, Computer, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Featured, Incarnation, live-streaming, Living the Faith, Mass, News, Pope Francis, Sacrament, sacramental worldview, virtual | 0 |
“We just had not dared to imagine what He could do.” Matter matters For an incarnational faith, one that is rooted deeply in a sacramental worldview with bodies, bread, wine, and water, this time of social distancing and isolation presents some unique …
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