A Journey through RCIA – The Sacraments and Rights

RCIA – The Sacraments and Rights. In today’s culture, it can be hard to fully grasp what it means to say something is sacred. After all, the trend for the last several decades is to tear down anything sacred. Yet, if I am being honest with myself, I crave the idea that some things are…

A Minute with Aquinas

AQUINAS Whether God is everywhere? (Summa Theologica Part 1, Question 8, Article 2, Corpus) (it’s something you’ve probably wondered… where is God? Of course, Jesus (God) is in the Eucharist but what about in our everyday lives? Where can we find him? Is He everywhere? Here’s what St. Thomas has to say about this question.)…

When Was Your Religion Founded?

WHEN WAS YOUR RELIGION FOUNDED? The following is taken from an Ann Landers column. (Date unknown) DEAR READERS: Do you have any idea when your religion was founded and by whom? I found the following fascinating: If you are a member of the Jewish faith, your religion was founded by Abraham about 4,000 years ago. If…

RCIA Blog – The Last Things

RCIA- The Last Things During the last week of the Christmas season, we discussed what Catholics refer commonly to “The Last Things.” For those who are unfamiliar with the term, this deals with the end-of-life topics of judgement, heaven, hell, and purgatory.   Having spent a lot of time in other faith traditions, I can…

Baby Jesus Pictures to Share

Luke 2:30; (Simeon) “For my eyes have seen Your salvation, Which You have prepared in the presence of all peoples, A Light of revelation to the Gentiles, And the glory of Your people Israel.” And His father and mother were amazed at the things which were being said about Him. In the Arms of Joseph.…

5 most prevalent modern errors

Reposted from Fr. Broom’s Blog: Click here to go to his blog Never in world-history has there been so much information and such easy access to this information. Due to the Internet, information can be acquired within a few seconds at almost any time and place. At the same time never have we lived in…

Praying to the Saints

The historical Christian practice of asking our departed brothers and sisters in Christ—the saints—for their intercession has come under attack in the last few hundred years. Though the practice dates to the earliest days of Christianity and is shared by Catholics, Eastern Orthodox, other Eastern Christians, and even some Anglicans—meaning that all-told it is shared…

Archbishop Paul Coakley hailed for outstanding leadership

Did you know that Archbishop Paul Coakley was the recipient of a nationwide Award for Outstanding Catholic Leadership? Click here to read the story. Paul Coakley was born in Norfolk, Virginia, to John and Mary Coakley.[1] His mother (d. March 10, 1988) was of French descent, while his father is of Irish descent.[2] The second…