Pope Francis wrote that “it is beautiful” when a penitent, reciting the Act of Contrition, recognizes that God is “all good and deserving of all my love.”
Sacraments
Posted inFaith, Podcasts
Podcast: Why we love the church, with Bishop Donald Hying
As Catholics, it can be tempting to focus on the church’s negatives: the scandals, the boring homilies, the lackluster music. This week, on Jesuitical, Zac and Ashley are doing something a little different.
Posted inFaith, Vatican Dispatch
Vatican to priests: Stick to the script for Sacraments
The Vatican’s Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith has issued a doctrinal note approved by Pope Francis that aims to counteract deviations in the administration of the sacraments.
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
A Catholic guide to making—and sticking to—your New Year’s resolution
Want to keep your New Year’s resolution? Try going to confession—and therapy.
Posted inFaith, Faith and Reason
‘Grace is everywhere’: Reflections on 60 years of priesthood
Looking back on 60 years of priesthood, the author notes the importance of the cross, the Eucharist, faith and grace in giving people meaning, purpose and hope in life.
Posted inFaith, News
Vatican: Having child out of wedlock does not bar access to sacraments
“There are priests who do not baptize the children of single mothers because (the children) were not conceived in the sanctity of marriage. They are the hypocrites of today,” Pope Francis once said.
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Male and female lay theologians may now perform baptisms in German diocese
26 non-ordained theologians have been authorized to administer the sacrament of baptism in church liturgies for the first time in the Diocese of Rottenburg-Stuttgart in south-western Germany,
Posted inFaith, Scripture Reflections
What volunteering at RCIA taught me about faith and community
A Reflection for Friday of the Twentieth Week in Ordinary Time, by Colleen Dulle
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The Eucharistic Revival is missing something: the Blood of Christ
There is much to hope for in the U.S. bishops’ project of local and national revitalization. But there cannot be a full-fledged eucharistic revival without a precious blood revival.
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Language matters. The Eucharist is more than ‘the body of Jesus.’
Taking liberties with the wording of magisterial teachings or the wording of the liturgy is an extremely dangerous and self-serving exercise in terms of the church’s belief.