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(Plain Text Version) At the Last Supper, the climax of Christ’s earthly ministry began.  He began the offering of His death for our salvation by changing bread and wine into His Body and Blood.  The next day, He submitted to the violence of His enemies and died.  Today, He continues to make this offering everyContinue reading “The Holy Eucharist – the Sacrifice”

(Plain Text Version) Confirmation is the sacrament which strengthens the grace of Baptism and equips the Christian to spread the message of salvation. A Decisive Step in Christian Initiation In Baptism, our separation from God ends and we become His adopted children.  In Confirmation, we are more perfectly bound to the Church and are enrichedContinue reading “Confirmation”

(Plain Text Version) Removal of All Sin In Baptism, washing with water is the perfect sign of the removal of our sins.  Baptism removes Original Sin, which we inherit from Adam and Eve.  In Baptism, we regain the graces which our first parents had lost.  These include sanctifying grace, virtues (including Faith, Hope, and Charity),Continue reading “What Baptism Does for Us”

(Plain Text Version) We are very familiar with the natural part of our life.  This life can last for a short time or a longer time.  The longer we live, the closer we are to the end of our earthly life.  We may be fortunate to live for 80 or 90 years.  It is rareContinue reading “Baptism, Part 1”

(Plain Text Version) In the previous edition, we looked at what the sacraments do for us.  Today, we will see why the sacraments are different from other Christian devotions.  What the Sacraments Are The sacraments are actions which can be seen or heard and give grace when carried out according to Christ’s instructions.  For example,Continue reading “The Sacraments, Part 2”

(Plain Text Version) Christ gave us seven sacraments to live a good life on earth and to gain Heaven.  Just as we have a life in the body, we must be born again into the life of grace.   Although God rewards us with grace whenever we do something that pleases Him, we obtain tremendous gracesContinue reading “The Sacraments”

(Plain Text Version) God has always existed.  He has no beginning and no end.  By God’s plan, each angel and each human being has a beginning but no end.  We call this gift everlasting life or eternal life.  It is God’s will that we will spend this everlasting life in perfect happiness with Him.  EverlastingContinue reading “Life Everlasting”

(Plain Text Version) (This article was originally published in March, 2021.) The three common practices for Lent, prayer, fasting, and almsgiving, are all expressions of humility.  When we are humble, we know our proper place in the world.  We are still aware that there are good things about us, but we give up the ideaContinue reading “Lent Part 3 of 3”

(Plain Text Version) Lent, Part 2: To Pray Is to Be Alive (This article was originally published in March 2021) Pray, and You Will Get to Heaven! St. Alphonsus Liguori wrote a very simple saying which can be the guide for our entire life: “Those who pray are certainly saved; those who do not prayContinue reading “Lent – Part 2 of 3”