The ministerial priesthood is at the service of the common priesthood. The priest does not stand in Jesus’ way, but acts as His instrument. He acts in persona Christi.
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Most Catholics are aware that Holy Thursday commemorates Jesus’ Last Supper as the first Mass. But what some miss is that Holy Thursday also celebrates Jesus’ institution of the ministerial priesthood.
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As a Catholic, how do we defend our faith when someone tells us that Catholicism is not based on true history and has copied pagan traditions?
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Reflecting on the devil’s hatred for the Body of Christ, we should pray for a deeper faith in it. If Satan hates this sacrament so much, God must work great good through it.
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Even as leaders in the Church fail morally, the Catholic Church remains the mystical body of Christ, the Bride of Christ, and she’s worth fighting for.
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This miracle of her appearance in Mexico in the 16th century precipitated the greatest flood of conversions in the whole history of Christianity.
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Mary was preserved from original sin by God’s grace; from the first instant of her existence she was in the state of sanctifying grace and was free from the corrupt nature original sin brings.
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The sun then began to spin, twirling in the sky, and at one point appeared to veer toward earth before jumping back to its place in the sky.
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The Resurrection of Christ is the most important event in history, both world history, and our history. Without it, our lives are hopelessly confined to this world.
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Alphonsus was known for his prayerfulness and continual consciousness of God’s presence, but his deeply human struggles with scrupulosity and agitations of mind were present in his life.
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Repay to Caesar what belongs to Caesar and to God what belongs to God. Do we attach ourselves to worldly things at the expense of the love and honor that we owe to God?
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Jesus’ message in the parable cautions against exclusive beliefs about the kingdom of heaven. God invites us to his feast, giving us his salvation. Yet he asks us to repent for our sins.
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In this parable, the landowner leases his vineyard to tenants and sends his servants to collect the portion of the harvest that the tenants owe to him. The tenants act with selfishness and go against the will of the landowner.
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