The sacraments are the only way—short of a miracle—that God’s grace are assured to us in the full and complete reality of whom we are as human beings. Father Joseph T. O'Callahan serves an injured ...

Do Catholics believe that sacraments give grace even if one is in unrepentant sin? No, not quite. Sacraments possess an inherent power to give grace, yet the effect is hindered or rendered null and ...

At the Last Supper, Jesus “…took the bread, said the blessing, broke it, and gave it to them, saying, ‘This is my body, which will be given for you; do this in memory of me.’ And likewise the cup ...

I would like to look at some profound truths that relate to all of the sacraments. The “Catechism of the Catholic Church” draws our attention to what is known as the “sacramental economy.” First, we ...

When Jimmy was baptized as an infant, he had no apparent physical problems. But as a young boy, he began to experience difficulty walking and running. Eventually he was diagnosed with Duchene muscular ...

This course provides a basic overview of sacramentality and the seven sacraments in the life of a twenty-first century Catholic. Against a backdrop of a sacramental life view and guided by text, this ...

This is the seventh article in a seven-part Lenten series on the station churches of Rome. Read Part I; Part II; Part III; Part IV; Part V; Part VI. After chilly St. Balbina’s, the most obscure church ...

The Chicago Archdiocese clarified guidelines it had given to priests concerning baptisms while churches and parishes are locked down as part of statewide efforts to stem the spread of the novel ...

Pope Francis prays before a sculpture of Mary and the Christ Child at the end of Mass April 17, 2020, in the chapel of his Vatican residence, the Domus Sanctae Marthae. (CNS/Vatican Media) Pope ...