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CAN I BAPTIZE MY GRANDCHILDREN?
I was speaking to a priest about my grandchildren ages 13 and 11. My son and his ex wife were not married in the Church and they never had their kids baptized, despite my years of encouragement....Read more
CAN YOU CRITICIZE THE POPE?
Can I criticize the Pope?
ANSWER! / COMMENT!You Can Criticize the Pope
Remember, Jesus did not guarantee that the Pope and Bishops would be infallible in matters of pastoral practice.
As Pope Benedict...Read more
Daily Reflections with
Archbishop Fulton Sheen
Below, you'll discover a daily reflection, taken from this incredible bishop.
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Building Up the Church
Gifts can be transient things. That's why St. Paul says of several of them, 'They will pass.' See how Saul lost his gift, or Samson. Samson had the charism of strength. And Samson one day said, 'I will go out and do as I've done before.', and scripture says that 'he knew not that the Lord had left him.' He no longer had the charism. So these particular gifts can be lost. We therefore have to keep a due balance in the Church, and not be overemphatic about certain gifts, not forming elites, not allowing anyone to say, 'We have a monopoly on the Spirit. You join our group. I am of Paul; I am of Cephas; I am of Apollos.' The test is always: does it build up the Church? If it does not build up the Church, then it is not properly used.