Outside the Walls: March 2, 2015

Featuring: Mass Readings from the Second Monday of Lent A Treatise on The Fear of the Lord by St. Hilary of Poitiers Fr. Gary Kastl gives us the Priestly perspective on the Sacrament of Reconciliation. Confession FAQ The Scriptural Basis for Confession Overcoming Secrets, Finding Freedom Resources: USCCB Examinations of Conscience for various stages of life USCCB…

Journey through RCIA

RCIA- The Sacraments of Service: Holy Orders & Matrimony In my life-time, the subjects of marriage and commitment to a cause, especially one akin to Holy Orders have been questioned, degraded, and in general made to look like a type of bondage and “old fashioned”. Even among fellow believers in Christ, it has become a…

Journey Through RCIA – Sacraments of Healing

For a non-Catholic learning how to see the world and Christianity as a Catholic, the term “sacrament” can be a large ominous hurdle. My own struggle with it came from an ignorance of what the Catholic Church meant by sacrament. The term sacrament means “outward signs of inward grace, instituted by Christ for our sanctification”.…