Sacraments

  Sin entered the world through the disobedience of the first people, Adam and Eve. The passage in Genesis containing the creation story is one we are familiar with and so we are aware that there were consequences to the disobedience of Adam and Eve. ‘To the woman he said, “I will greatly increase your […]

  This article is the final offering in our series on the Sacraments. It is fitting then that it is devoted to the Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick. This is the final Sacrament of the Christian community before they depart this life in search of their Heavenly reward. ‘ “By the sacred anointing

  We are all called to the common priesthood by our Baptism, and as such we participate in the life of the Church in accordance with our individual vocations. The Sacrament of Holy Orders refers to the ministerial priesthood, that is, the ordained priesthood, made up of deacons, priests and bishops. Diaconate ordination is the

  God is love and being created in his image, we are all called to love. This we all share, despite whether we are called to marriage, religious life or the single life. God created us male and female so that we could become an image of his absolute and unfailing love (cf. CCC 1604).

  ‘Marriage is not purely a human institution despite the many variations it may have undergone through the centuries in different cultures, social structures, and spiritual attitudes… Although the dignity of this institution is not transparent everywhere with the same clarity, some sense of the greatness of the matrimonial union exists in all cultures.’ (Catechism

  ‘O God, great and omnipotent judge of the living and the dead, we are to appear before you after this short life to render an account of our works. Give us the grace to prepare for our last hour by a devout and holy life, and protect us against a sudden and unprovided death.