(From USCCB) Holy Orders is the sacrament through which the mission entrusted by Christ to His Apostles continues to be exercised in the Church until the end of time: thus, it is the sacrament [...]
God Himself is the author of marriage. He began by creating man and woman. Thus, in the very nature of man and woman, the vocation to marriage is written, i.e. a partnership of the whole of [...]
By the sacred Anointing of the Sick and the prayer of the priests, the whole Church commends those who are ill to the suffering and glorified Lord Jesus, that He may raise them up and save [...]
Through the sacraments of Christian initiation, we receive the new life of Christ. Now, we carry this life “in earthen vessels,” and it remains “hidden with Christ in [...]
By Brant Pitre, PhD. One of the most common questions asked during Liturgical and Sacramental catechesis is this: “Why do Catholics do that?” In other words, what are the roots of [...]
“At the Last Supper, on the night Jesus was betrayed, our Savior instituted the Eucharistic sacrifice of His Body and Blood. This He did in order to perpetuate the sacrifice of the cross [...]
Baptism, the Eucharist, and the sacrament of Confirmation together constitute the “sacraments of Christian initiation,” whose unity must be safeguarded. It must be explained to the [...]
by the Committee on Doctrine of the USCCB Does the bread cease to be bread and the wine cease to be wine? Yes. In order for the whole Christ to be present—body, blood, soul, and divinity—the [...]
by the Committee on Doctrine of the USCCB Are the consecrated bread and wine “merely symbols”? In everyday language, we call a “symbol” something that points beyond itself [...]
by the Committee on Doctrine of the USCCB The Lord Jesus, on the night before He suffered on the cross, shared one last meal with His disciples. During this meal our Savior instituted the [...]