Why Must We Go to Mass Every Sunday?
Each and every Sunday over a billion Catholics worldwide are obliged to attend Sunday mass at a parish near them. Why?
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Beliefs
Beliefs of the Catholic Church.
Anointing of the Sick
Anointing of the sick is a Catholic Sacrament. It is also referred to as ‘last rites’ and ‘extreme unction.’ In this article, we will talk cover everything you want to know about this important sacrament in the Catholic Church. What is Anointing of the Sick? Anointing of the Sick is a sacrament that gives one grace
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The Church is One
The true church must be unified. Jesus told us that he and the Father are one. Their unity is perfect. It would be impossible for it not to be. Since the Father is truth and the Son is truth, they must be united because that truth cannot be divided.
A Clarification of Good Works
A grave misunderstanding about Catholicism is the notion of good works. The term good works seems to have a negative connotation to it in certain other Christian circles. In order to clarify the Catholic position on what good works are and the role of works in salvation I propose that for the purpose of this article we
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The Church is Catholic
“Catholic” means universal. That the true church would be a universal or catholic church is undeniable.
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Saints Are Only Sinners Who Keep Trying
“Saints are only sinners who keep trying.” Those are the words of Saint Teresa of Calcutta (also known as Mother Teresa). What wonderful consolation is found in those words. It speaks to God and His unfathomable mercy and His strong desire that we not be condemned but be saved. God’s desire is not to condemn
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Using God’s Name
“You shall not take the name of the Lord, your God, in vain.” As written in the Ten Commandments, there is huge importance on the way we should use God’s name. Crying out the name of Jesus Christ as profanity when one is mad seems to be a popular expression; however, it is a problem
Five Easy Ways to Understand the Bible
The Scriptures are a diverse compilation of writings encompassing a few thousand years of human history. As such, it can be difficult to understand them if you don’t recognize this context. St. Peter even writes that St. Paul’s letters can be hard to understand (2 Peter 3:16), even though Paul wrote around the same time St.
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A History of Confirmation
Confirmation is not a celebration of what we do and God responds and it is not an event at which we confirm anything to God; it is about what God does and how we respond to God.
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The Communion of Saints
Why do Catholics pray to saints? Why do Catholics worship Mary? These questions and others like it stem from confusion about a Catholic doctrine called the Communion of Saints. The Communion of Saints is the belief that every living Christian is connected to every other member of the church, whether alive or dead, through Jesus
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