When Did Baptism Become a Sacrament?
by Mark BauerleinFr. Romanus Cessario joins the podcast to discuss his new book The Seven Sacraments of the Catholic Church. Continue Reading »
Notes Toward a Eucharistic Revival
by Brian A. GraebeThe primary purpose of Mass is to worship God, to give him the glory and adoration that are his due. That holds true whether or not we receive Communion at Mass. Continue Reading »
What Descartes Thought About the Eucharist
by Peter J. LeithartYour average textbook on Eucharistic theology won't have a substantial discussion of Descartes, Hobbes, Kant, Hegel, or Schiller. There are historical and theological reasons why that’s regrettable. Continue Reading »
Sacraments, Hymns, and Baptist Beginnings
by Mark BauerleinMichael Haykin joins the podcast to discuss his recent book, Amidst Us Our Beloved Stands: Recovering Sacrament in the Baptist Tradition. Continue Reading »
On the Threshold: Part II
by Patricia SnowIt was at this point, at the very end of the Church year, inspired by a tremulous confidence and the irresistible attraction of first love, that I established the habit of going to daily Mass. Every day at noon when the bells of St. Mary’s were ringing out the Angelus over New Haven, I drove into . . . . Continue Reading »
David Amess and the Grace of Last Rites
by Andrew CusackThe entire culture surrounding death is one of the most engaging, alluring, rewarding, and comforting aspects of the Catholic faith. Continue Reading »
Going Further
by Patricia SnowA year ago, with my two small granddaughters in tow, I visited a friend in an assisted living facility. Before her stroke, Terri was a daily communicant in my Catholic parish. Now she watches Mass on television. As she listed for my granddaughters the different programs she enjoys—Masses on . . . . Continue Reading »
Why the Words of Baptism Matter
by Matthew HoodI was a priest for three years before I realized I had never been validly baptized. Continue Reading »
We Cannot Live Without the Lord's Day
by John Safranek, M.D.My spiritual life is the most important aspect of my being, and the Eucharist is the “source and summit” of my faith—yet it was deemed less essential than daycare. Continue Reading »
Reopening the Sacramental Economy
by Thomas Joseph WhiteJust as we must guard against a misguided zeal that allows public masses during times of contagion, so also must we beware of the risks of excessive precaution. Continue Reading »
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