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Facebook Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn Print Friendly The altar has six candles, with options to use two, four, or six. They are typically arranged in even numbers on either side and sometimes in the center. A cross can be placed on the altar or nearby. The altar setup is meant to direct the entire liturgy, which […]

Facebook Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn Print Friendly Take heed, then, to have but one Eucharist. For there is one flesh of our Lord Jesus Christ, and one cup to [show forth ] the unity of His blood; one altar; as there is one bishop, along with the presbytery and deacons, my fellow-servants: that so, whatsoever you […]

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Facebook Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn Print Friendly What is the Liturgy of the Hours? The Liturgy of the Hours is also called the Divine Office or the Breviary. The celebration of the Holy Eucharist is the source and summit of the Christian life, but it is not the only daily prayer of the Church. The Liturgy […]

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Facebook Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn Print Friendly Henry Wadsworth Longfellow said: “For bells are the voice of the church; they have tones that touch and search the hearts of young and old.” There is a sweet, holy sound to the clear chiming of church bells.  The Tradition Of Bells Bells have long had a traditional place […]

Facebook Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn Print Friendly But Sunday is the day on which we all hold our common assembly, because it is the first day on which God, having wrought a change in the darkness and matter, made the world; and Jesus Christ our Savior on the same day rose from the dead. St. Justin […]

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Facebook Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn Print Friendly It’s what I get for writing a book titled Talking of Michelangelo: Death, Judgment, Heaven and Hell in the Burgundy Region.  Interviewers are constantly asking me about Michelangelo and his painting The Last Judgment, which graces the cover of my book.  It’s gotten me thinking more and more about […]

Facebook Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn Print Friendly In the Book of Matthew, Jesus tells the Parable of the Talents. A master distributes his possessions among three servants according to their ability, then departs. The servant given five talents doubles them, as does the one given two. The servant given one talent buries it in the ground. […]

Facebook Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn Print Friendly Solemnity of Mary’s Assumption <!– /wp:image –> The Birth of Jesus Foretold 26In the sixth month of Elizabeth’s pregnancy, God sent the angel Gabriel to Nazareth, a town in Galilee, 27to a virgin pledged to be married to a man named Joseph, a descendant of David. The virgin’s name was […]

Facebook Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn Print Friendly What The World Needs According To Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI More Catholic Resources   Apostolic Letter “Porta Fidei”: http://w2.vatican.va/content/benedict-xvi/en/motu_proprio/documents/hf_ben-xvi_motu-proprio_20111011_porta-fidei.html Trouble Understanding The Mass? Here’s A Simple Explanation Infographic: Instruction Manual For Mass, When To Stand, Sit And Kneel Mass Will Never Be The Same After You See This 10 Things You […]

Facebook Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn Print Friendly Let’s start with a principle that can be observed throughout the whole history of the Church, and which drives the way I teach Church history and doctrine. As I tell my students, the truth is always “in the middle” – which is to say, the truth is always to […]

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Facebook Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn Print Friendly This is a baptismal font. This particular baptismal font has two parts. It includes a smaller section where we can perform what is called a baptism by infusion, which involves pouring water. There is also a larger section where a full immersion baptism can be conducted. Both types of […]

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Facebook Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn Print Friendly Sacramentals are powerful sacred signs and an indispensable means of grace. Through them, the liberation from evil and the healing of sicknesses (including psychological disorders) can occur and conversions may happen. Sacramentals can help to overcome multiple difficulties in life, providing a manifold help on the way to God. […]

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