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SIGN OF PEACE AND JOKES AT MASS
If the Sign of Peace isn't being done during Mass because it takes our focus off God, then aren't jokes during homilies doing the same thing?
ANSWER! / COMMENT!The official text from the General Instruction...Read more
CAN DEACONS LAY HANDS ON THE FAITHFUL?
Can a catholic deacon lay hands on the faithful?
ANSWER! / COMMENT!
Yes, Catholic deacons can lay hands on people (or more precisely, extend hands in blessing) outside of Mass in appropriate contexts....Read more
CAN A LAYPERSON BAPTIZE ANOTHER LAYPERSON?
Can I as a Roman Catholic baptize my nephew if there is uncertainty if he is going to be brought up in the Roman Catholic Church?
ANSWER! / COMMENT!No you cannot baptize your nephew....Read more
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Daily Reflections with
Archbishop Fulton Sheen
Below, you'll discover a daily reflection, taken from this incredible bishop.
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CHRIST LIVES IN US
There are two ways of knowing: knowing from the outside and knowing from the inside, knowing by study and knowing by communion. Hence, sacred scripture always speaks of the union of husband and wife as “knowledge.” For example, “Adam knew Eve, and she conceived.” Mary, “I know not man.” Paul said, “Husbands, possess your wives in knowledge.” The Old Testament said, “Solomon knew her not.” There is a knowledge that comes from the intimate, personal union of husband and wife that transcends any other kind of knowledge. And so in the Eucharist there is another kind of knowledge by communion that is not given to us by study. This is the incorporation to the higher life.
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