Articles in 'Mass & Sacraments'
Am I My Brother's Keeper
Am I My Brother's Keeper
By Elizabeth Thomas
A struggle continues within me and today the reading was about Cain struggling with his brother. Jealousy led him to kill, after he had been told by the Lord-- “Why are you so resentful and crestfallen. If you do well, you can hold up your head;
Read More...
Glimpses of Paradise in the Dark Night
Glimpses of Paradise in the Dark Night
By Amy Alexander
This past week, the fifth in ordinary time, the Mass readings have gone there. We get the breath of God and the fire of Satan. We get the devastation. We get the growth and then the loss of paradise.
Read More...
Your Prayer Matters
Your Prayer Matters
By Susan Skinner
I had another dream on Wednesday night. In the dream I was on my knees praying the Rosary. Then God lifted the veil and he showed me what my prayer was doing. I saw myself holding a sword, slaying demons. Then I awoke remembering an old journal I had. God wanted me to remember it.
Read More...
How Can You Still Go to Mass?
How Can You Still Go to Mass?
By Bill Dunn
Ever since “Clergy Abuse Scandal 2.0” rocked the Catholic Church last summer, it’s been a very difficult time for those of us who remain faithful parishioners. For months now, various family members, neighbors, and co-workers have asked us the same question: “With everything that’s been revealed about clergy sex abuse, how can you still go to Mass?!”
Read More...
Love Enemies? You Gotta Be Kidding!
Love Enemies? You Gotta Be Kidding!
By Bill Dunn
In the gospel reading at Mass this weekend, from Luke’s gospel, chapter 6, Jesus is preaching to a crowd in what is called “The Sermon on the Plain.” After hearing what He said, I suspect many people might label it “The Sermon on the You Gotta Be Kidding!!”
Read More...
Seek ye First His Kingdom and His Justice
Seek ye First His Kingdom and His Justice
By Stephen Lichtenwalner
Ever since the reformation we've seen a large increase in the misunderstanding of God's Justice and Mercy; or rather, we have forgotten Justice. This has caused a rift within The Church and its given rise to some rather troublesome ideas; mainly ‘unconditional’ forgiveness.
Read More...
An Ecstatic Dream of Eucharistic Reality
An Ecstatic Dream of Eucharistic Reality
By Ralph Hathaway
To savor the Holy Eucharist in the Body and Blood of Christ should bring solace to our spirituality. Listen to the words as the deacon/priest says, “By the mystery of this water and wine may we come to share in the Divinity of Christ who humbled Himself to share in our humanity”.
Read More...
How we know that the Sacraments Must Convey Grace
How we know that the Sacraments Must Convey Grace
By David Vermont
Invariably, one of the verses, if not THE VERSE, you will hear most quoted from our Protestant brothers and sisters is: For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing it is the gift of God. Ephesians 2:8
Read More...
Are you losing the battle for your adult child's spiritual life?
Are you losing the battle for your adult child's spiritual life?
By Amelia Monroe Carlson
You did everything right as a parent. You took your child to Mass each Sunday, holy days of obligation, and sacrificed to pay a Catholic School tuition bill. Now, your child is an adult and no longer wants anything to do with the Church. Where did you go wrong?
Read More...
Perfect People Need Not Apply
Perfect People Need Not Apply
By Mary Rivers
Unclean am I with unclean lips, Living among people of unclean hearts, Tasting wicked delights, laments Isaiah- “Woe, am I”.
Read More...
When it comes to Life and Death, the Paradox that is Humanity is Inexplicable
When it comes to Life and Death, the Paradox that is Humanity is Inexplicable
By Larry Peterson
When the governor finished signing this bill, a suffocating wind exploded from the halls of the capitol caused by the cheers and screams of those upstanding “lawmakers” who had voted to legalize infanticide. Indeed, the wind has moved like a tsunami across our land leaving behind a foul and repugnant odor.
Read More...
Offering One's Own Life to Save a Life vs. Rejoicing in Sanctions that Destroy Life; The Paradox that is Humanity is Inexplicable
Offering One's Own Life to Save a Life vs. Rejoicing in Sanctions that Destroy Life; The Paradox that is Humanity is Inexplicable
By Larry Peterson
New York’s governor, Andrew Cuomo, signed into law the Reproductive Health Act, on January 22, 2019, the anniversary of Roe v. Wade. The intentional signing of this bill on that day and the cheering that followed brought me back to a day 40 years earlier. The date was September 6, 1978. For my young family that was also a day about the life and death of a baby.
Read More...
Childlike Trust and Confession
Childlike Trust and Confession
By Sinclair Cushmore
The Sacrament of Confession may be one of the least received Sacraments in the Church today. Even those who go to Sunday every week might find it difficult to muster the courage to tell their faults and shortcomings to their local parish priest.
Read More...
The Holy Eucharist
The Holy Eucharist
By Ralph Hathaway
At Mass, the priest elevates the host for all to see, and says the words of our Salvation: “This is My Body”! Similarly he does the same with the Chalice of wine saying, “This is My Blood of the covenant, which will be shed for many”. (Mark 14: 22-24)
Read More...
Speaking the Truth in Love
Speaking the Truth in Love
By Bill Dunn
In this week’s Scripture readings at Mass, a few verses jump out: “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you” (Jeremiah 1:4); “When the people…heard this, they were all filled with fury” (Luke 4:28); “Love is patient, love is kind….it does not rejoice over wrongdoing but rejoices with the truth” (1 Corinthians 13:4,6).
Read More...
The Beautiful Gift of the Eucharist
The Beautiful Gift of the Eucharist
By Katie Zalany
The Eucharist had become a treasured gift to me over the last few years. There are three words I would use to describe my experience of the Eucharist: Sustenance. Nourishment. Peace.
Read More...
PUT YOUR FLAG IN THE SAND!
PUT YOUR FLAG IN THE SAND!
By Greg Schlueter
We all know the moving image of Marines raising the flag at Iwo Jima. The tremendous sacrifice it required. What it was for. But do we recognize that right now we are on a much more epic battlefield? With much graver consequences? Do we recognize that how we respond today is a story that will be told by future generations?
Read More...


Next >>

Trending
A Prayer Before Work
A Prayer Before Work
By Pam Spano
The Strange Religious Meaning of Flies
The Strange Religious Meaning of Flies
By Gary Sullivan
Spiritual Warfare: A Perimeter Prayer for Protection - DELIVERANCE PRAYERS FOR THE LAITY
Spiritual Warfare: A Perimeter Prayer for Protection - DELIVERANCE PRAYERS FOR THE LAITY
By Terri Thomas
10 quotes from Catholic saints
10 quotes from Catholic saints
By The Catholic Nurse
Risk to Do Great Things
Risk to Do Great Things
By Daniel Mark
Copyright © Catholic365.com | All Rights Reserved