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WHEN A BAPTIZED CATHOLIC MARRIES OUTSIDE THE CHURCH
My son and I were very impressed with your talk at the Wichita Catholic Conference on August 1-3. We bought most of your books and I have watched your videos on YouTube and shared them with all...Read more
SHOULD A LAY WOMAN LEAD A PRIEST DURING AN EXORCISM?
In Catholic practice, during a solemn exorcism or a minor exorcism, the exorcist—who is a Catholic Priest with specialized training—guides the proceedings. Laypeople, including women, are generally asked to observe quietly and to cooperate as instructed.
It is not...Read more
SEEK ORTHODOX CATHOLIC COUNSELING
We are reaching out for your guidance regarding a difficult situation with our 24-year-old son, he's the youngest of our 3 children and still living in the home. He has been in his first serious relationship...Read more
Daily Reflections with
Archbishop Fulton Sheen
Below, you'll discover a daily reflection, taken from this incredible bishop.
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THE RICHES OF THE LAITY
The greatest untapped reservoir of spiritual power is to be found in the Christian laity. It is mainly through the laity that the Church enters into the world. Lay men and women are the meeting place of the Christian and the non-Christian. They are the bond between the sacred and the profane, the religious and the secular. The laity fulfill their Christian vocation in the world. When they come to church, they receive life and truth and grace, but they receive these things for service: service in the world. In the world, this Christian truth and grace and life encounters other men and women who may lack it or certainly its richness. A Christian vocation is the exercise of the ordinary manifestation of life in such a way that the glory of God is made manifest