Sacraments
CATHOLIC BASICS with Fr. Bill – How to Receive Communion
Re-defining Marriage — When Snakes Have Legs
CATHOLIC BASICS with Fr. Bill – The Importance of Receiving Communion
PRECEPTS OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH
Precept #3:
“You shall receive the sacrament of the Eucharist at least during the Easter Season.” – Catechism of the Catholic Church, 2042
“CATHOLIC BASICS” with Fr. Bill – How to Go to Confession
How do Catholics go to Confession?
part 1
part 2
Part 1:
How do you Prepare to go to Confession? — Examination of Conscience
How do you Begin?
Why is it Important to Tell the Priest How Long Since Your Last Confession?
Part 2:
How do You Confess Your Sins?
What Should You Not Confess?
What is the Purpose of the Penance?
Absolution
“CATHOLIC BASICS” with Fr. Bill – Alternatives to Confession
PRECEPTS OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH
Are there Alternatives to Confessing Sins to a Priest?
How do you respond when someone insists that it is not necessary to Confess to a Priest?
Does the Bible offer an alternative?
“CATHOLIC BASICS” with Fr. Bill – Confession to a Priest
THE PRECEPTS OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH
Precept #2:
“You shall confess your sins at least once a year.” – Catechism of the Catholic Church, 2042
Why is Confession to a Priest essential for the forgiveness of sins?
Why can’t I Confess directly to God?
How does it coincide with Salvation in Christ and God’s overall plan for the salvation of souls?
Is there a Biblical precedent for Confession, and how does the Old Testament lead into the Catholic practice of Confession?
“CATHOLIC BASICS” with Fr. Bill
THE PRECEPTS OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH
Precept #1 :
“You shall attend Mass on Sundays and on holy days of obligation and rest from servile labor” – Catechism of the Catholic Church, 2042
Fr. Bill addresses the obligation to celebrate Sunday Mass and answers the questions:
Why do Catholics go to Mass on Sundays?
How did the command “Keep Holy the Sabbath” shift from an observance on Saturday for the Jewish People to Sunday for Christians?
Amos, an Unforgetting God and the Year of Mercy
Article
“Amos and Divine Forgiveness:
A God Who Does Not Change“
“The Prophet Amos” by Gustav Dore
