Theology
Sacraments
Sacraments
Sacraments
- The Seven Sacraments
- Sacraments: gifts that ‘matter’
- Sacraments give us God’s life, call for response
- Wonders of the sacraments
- Covenant, sacraments divinely linked
- Understanding the sacraments as signs
- Liturgy, sacraments should permeate whole of Christian life
Baptism
- Baptism in Scripture
- The Sacrament of Baptism – Catechism of the Catholic Church
- Baptism foreshadowed in Old Testament
- In baptism, God lavishes grace on us
- Whether the baptism conferred by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is valid
Reconciliation
- The Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation – Catechism of the Catholic Church
- Examination of Conscience
- Shorter Examination of Conscience
- Before Confession
- During Confession
- After Confession
- Rite of Confession
- Old Testament events prefigure the sacrament of reconciliation
- God entrusted disciples with ‘ministry of reconciliation’
Eucharist
- Eucharist Makes Us Holy
- Eucharist, Communion and Solidarity
- Reception of Holy Communion by the Divorced and Remarried Members of the Faithful.
- The Sacrament of the Eucharist – Catechism of the Catholic Church
- The Year of the Eucharist – Suggestions and Proposals
- Eucharist foreshadowed in Old Testament writings
- Eucharist is an Invitation from Jesus
- Adoring Christ in the Eucharist
- What a difference a day makes
- A New Sabbath
Confirmation
- The Sacrament of Confirmation – Catechism of the Catholic Church
- Confirmation completes baptismal grace
- Jesus receives outpouring of the Spirit
- Confirmation: What is your mission?
- Confirmation unites us to Christ
Marriage
- Why Marriage Matters
- Preparing for Marriage
- The Sacrament of Matrimony – Catechism of the Catholic Church
- ‘I do…until further notice’ – Cause for many divorces is the spiritual illness of selfishness
- Matrimony an imitation of God’s love for the church
- Serving Life
- Teaching Truth
Holy Orders
- The Sacrament of Holy Orders – Catechism of the Catholic Church
- Adam: High priest of humanity
- Understanding why priests are called ‘Father’
- Israel’s sin leads to new kind of priesthood
- Where Adam fails, the ‘new Adam succeeds’
- Christ’s priesthood continues today through the Sacrament of Holy Orders
Anointing of the Sick
- The Anointing of the Sick – Catechism of the Catholic Church
- Bible reveals truth about human suffering and death
- Christ gives meaning to suffering
- St. Paul explains the meaning of suffering
- Suffering can lead to salvation
- Through church, Jesus ministers to all who are sick in the world
- Note on the Minister of the Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick
