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Adoration, Make a Lenten Commitment

You may have seen this statistic – In 2019, a study by the Pew Research Center reported that only a third of Catholics believe the Eucharist is the real Body and Blood of Christ. Maybe we shouldn’t be surprised by [read more...]

The Sacraments: Holy Orders

The last of the seven sacraments we will review is Holy Orders – a sacrament of Service. The Sacrament of Holy Orders is the continuation of Jesus Christ’s priesthood, which He bestowed upon His Apostles. Therefore, the Catechism of the [read more...]

The Sacraments: Holy Matrimony

The Sacrament of Holy Matrimony We have now completed the Sacraments of Initiation (Baptism, Confirmation, the Eucharist), the Sacraments of Healing (Reconciliation, Anointing of the Sick), and will now move to the Sacraments of Service (Marriage, Holy Orders). The Sacrament [read more...]

The Sacraments: Anointing of the Sick

The second Sacrament of Healing is Anointing of the Sick. An often-asked question is if this is the same as Last Rites. While Anointing of the Sick can take place prior to death, it could also be considered Last Rites [read more...]

The Sacraments: Penance & Reconciliation

Now that we’ve reviewed the three sacraments of Initiation, we will move on to the Sacraments of Healing – and first up is the Sacrament of Penance & Reconciliation. We are called to live our lives in accordance with the [read more...]

The Sacraments: Confirmation

The third and final sacrament of initiation is Confirmation. When we talk to parents and godparents at Baptism, we say that today they are accepting the faith on behalf of their child, and at Confirmation their child will accept the [read more...]

The Sacraments: First Holy Communion

The second sacrament of initiation is First Holy Communion. First Holy Communion is considered one of the holiest and most important occasions in our lives because it is the first time that we receive the Sacrament of the Holy Eucharist. [read more...]

The Sacraments: Baptism

Baptism is the greatest and most glorious gift from God.  The word “gift” is key because there is nothing we need to do to receive this gift, and there is nothing we could possibly do that would cause this gift [read more...]

The Sacraments: Introduction

In our Baptism Preparation class, we will often ask if the collective group can name all 7 sacraments in the Catholic Church.  Typically, it’s fairly easy to come up with 6, but the last one usually stumps our young parents [read more...]

Eucharistic Revival, What is It?

You may have seen this statistic – In 2019, a study by the Pew Research Center reported that only a third of Catholics believe the Eucharist is the real Body and Blood of Christ. Maybe we shouldn’t be surprised by [read more...]