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Tag Archives: Marriage
How St Catherine of Siena Saved Her Father From the Fire of God’s Justice; and Why Married People Suffer So Much In Purgatory
From the excellent website, ‘Mary’s Blog’, we find some fascinating posts about the life of St Catherine of Siena, whose feast day we celebrate today, 29th April. This one in particular, which we are reblogging here, will come as a … Continue reading
‘For men only’: Cardinal insists Church won’t try to ordain women to priesthood
VALENCIA, Spain, October 30, 2019, LifeSiteNews: Cardinal Antonio Cañizares Llovera affirmed that the male priesthood is of the essence of the Catholic faith and that “no one in the Church can do anything but admit that priestly ordination is for … Continue reading
What Catholics Need to Know About Marriage and Sex, Part I
Posted by Mark Shea on National Catholic Register There was a time when people on TV did not instantaneously pass from first kiss to a tumble between the sheets, because our civilization recognized that tumbles between the sheets often led … Continue reading
Bishop Athanasius Schneider: ‘We are in the fourth great crisis of the Church’
By Sarah Atkinson, Catholic Herald online: Liberals, collaborating with the “new paganism”, are driving the Catholic Church towards a split, according to Bishop Athanasius Schneider, the liturgical specialist who is carrying on a rearguard fight against “abuses” in the Church. … Continue reading
What’s Behind the UN Attack on the Church? | Crisis Magazine
Thanks to Crisis Magazine again for publishing the further insights of Dr Anne Hendershott (Professor of Psychology, Sociology and Social Work at Franciscan University of Steubenville in Ohio) into the recent behaviour of a certain committee of the United Nations, which, it … Continue reading
Slowly but surely: new liturgical books on the way.
from: http://www.praytellblog.com by Jonathan Day Now that the new English translation of the Roman Missal is in place, five newly translated liturgical texts are moving through the process of revision and approval. I had the pleasure of interviewing Martin Foster, … Continue reading
As a Catholic priest in Britain I have to drag couples down the aisle
From: The Catholic Herald Couples are reluctant to have their big day in this country By FR ALEXANDER LUCIE-SMITH Your wedding doe not have to be as grand as this (PA) The Pope’s book, written when he was Archbishop of Buenos … Continue reading
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Tagged Fr. Alexander Lucie-Smith, Marriage, The Catholic Herald
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11 Basic Questions Over the Sacraments
Padre Pio in the Confessional The following lesson is taken from the Baltimore Catechism. The Baltimore Catechism was the standard catechism of teaching the faith and catechizing children from 1885 to Vatican II. Its basic question-and-answer approach is the most natural … Continue reading
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Tagged Anointing of the Sick, Baltimore Catechism, Baptism, Confession, Confirmation, Eucharist, Holy Orders, Marriage, Sacrament, Sacraments
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4 Questions that Help to Explain “What is a Sacrament?” (St. Thomas Aquinas)
This is the first in a short series of posts on the Sacraments. A non-scientific straw poll among some of my friends, both converts and cradle Catholics revealed a suprising (to me) ignorance of these very basic tenets of our … Continue reading
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Tagged Anointing of the Sick, Baltimore Catechism, Baptism, Confession, Confirmation, Eucharist, Holy Orders, Marriage, Sacrament, Sacraments, Thomas Aquinas
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What Grace Is Given in the Sacraments? – And 10 Other Questions
The Sacrament of Confession via the Roman Catholic Spiritual Direction site. The following lesson is taken from the Baltimore Catechism. The Baltimore Catechism was the standard catechism of teaching the faith and catechizing children from 1885 to Vatican II. Its … Continue reading
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Tagged Anointing of the Sick, Baltimore Catechism, Baptism, Confession, Confirmation, Eucharist, Holy Orders, Marriage, Sacrament, Sacraments
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Sacraments of the Dead: 12 Questions on Sacrilege and Grace
The following lesson is taken from the Baltimore Catechism. The Baltimore Catechism was the standard catechism of teaching the faith and catechizing children from 1885 to Vatican II. Its basic question-and-answer approach is the most natural learning style for the human mind and … Continue reading
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Tagged Anointing of the Sick, Baltimore Catechism, Baptism, Confession, Confirmation, Eucharist, Holy Matrimony, Holy Orders, Marriage, Sacrament, Sacraments
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The Character Imprinted on the Soul. Questions About the Sacraments
Priestly Ordination of Rev. Mr. Jose Zepeda, F.S.S.P. has been conferred by Bishop Salvatore Cordileone. Deo Gratias! The following lesson is taken from the Baltimore Catechism. The Baltimore Catechism was the standard catechism of teaching the faith and catechizing children from 1885 to … Continue reading
Why Society Fails to Support Marriage
February 25, 2011 http://foryourmarriage.org/why-society-fails-to-support-marriage/ Society today shies away from strong expressions of support for marriage as an institution, a British government official said in a Feb. 8 speech. Duncan Smith, undersecretary of state for work and pensions, indicated that for … Continue reading
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Tagged Bishop Mark Davies, Duncan Smith, Marriage
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