Series Recap: Sacraments and the Virtues

Posted by The Editors on Mar 15, 2021 9:24:20 AM

Throughout the season of Lent, countless people will be engaged in a process of preparation to either receive the sacraments of initiation or to be received into full communion with the Catholic Church. They will be accompanied in their preparation by those who are already initiated, who are themselves preparing to renew their baptismal promises at Easter.

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Topics: cardinal virtues, Lent, sacramental formation, sacraments, theological virtues, virtue

Anointing of the Sick and the Virtue of Hope

Posted by Caitlin Sica on Feb 24, 2021 7:03:00 AM

The woman before us was frail, lying peacefully, unalert—a shadow of the fierce, intelligent, vivacious woman she had been. Her 95 years on this earth had been lived to the fullest. The years had not been without their trials and sufferings, but they had always been lived for God. With God as her lifesource, Joan radiated light, joy, and love to all whom she encountered. The time had come for God to let his good and faithful servant go in peace. 

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Topics: death, healing, Hope, sacraments, theological virtues, virtue

Baptism and the Virtue of Faith

Posted by Caitlin Sica on Jan 13, 2021 7:02:00 AM

As a young girl, I always loved the Sundays when a Baptism took place in the context of the Mass. There were many reasons I found Baptisms captivating; for starters, they punctuated our usual Sunday routine with something out of the ordinary. But more than that, I was drawn up into the joy and the excitement of the sacrament. I loved seeing the little babies, water poured over them, oil lathered on their foreheads, their candles lit, the priest saying “________________, in the name of Christ, we welcome you into the Church,” and the choir singing, “Blessed be God, O blessed be God, who calls you by name, holy and chosen one.” 

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Topics: baptism, faith, moral virtue, sacraments, theological virtues, virtue

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