Category: Catechesis

Breaking Open the Word at Home: February 17th, 2019
0

Breaking Open the Word at Home: February 17th, 2019

by

Sunday Mass Readings for the Ministry of Parents and Godparents The Church professes Christian parents to be the “first” teachers of the faith and calls them to be the “best” teachers of the faith (The Rite of Infant Baptism). Godparents agree to assist in this ministry of parents. This resource from “Catholic Lane” is to […]

Breaking Open the Word at Home: February 3rd, 2019
0

Breaking Open the Word at Home: February 3rd, 2019

by

The Church professes Christian parents to be the “first” teachers of the faith and calls them to be the “best” teachers of the faith (The Rite of Infant Baptism). Godparents agree to assist in this ministry of parents. This resource from “Catholic Lane” is to assist you, parent or godparent, with using the Sunday Mass […]

Breaking Open the Word at Home: January 20, 2019
0

Breaking Open the Word at Home: January 20, 2019

by

Sunday Mass Readings for the Ministry of Parents and Godparents The Church professes Christian parents to be the “first” teachers of the faith and calls them to be the “best” teachers of the faith (The Rite of Infant Baptism). Godparents agree to assist in this ministry of parents. This resource from Catholic Lane is to […]

Breaking Open the Word at Home: Feast of the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph
0

Breaking Open the Word at Home: Feast of the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph

by

Sunday Mass Readings for the Ministry of Parents and Godparents: December 30th, 2018. The Church professes Christian parents to be the “first” teachers of the faith and calls them to be the “best” teachers of the faith (The Rite of Infant Baptism). Godparents agree to assist in this ministry of parents. This resource from Catholic […]

Breaking Open the Word at Home: Christmas
0

Breaking Open the Word at Home: Christmas

by

Mass Readings for the Ministry of Parents and Godparents: December 25th, 2018 The Church professes Christian parents to be the “first” teachers of the faith and calls them to be the “best” teachers of the faith (The Rite of Infant Baptism). Godparents agree to assist in this ministry of parents. This resource from “Catholic Lane” […]

Breaking Open the Word at Home: Third Sunday of Advent
0

Breaking Open the Word at Home: Third Sunday of Advent

by

Sunday Mass Readings for the Ministry of Parents and Godparents The Church professes Christian parents to be the “first” teachers of the faith and calls them to be the “best” teachers of the faith (The Rite of Infant Baptism). Godparents agree to assist in this ministry of parents. This resource from Catholic Lane is to […]

Breaking Open the Word at Home: Second Sunday of Advent
0

Breaking Open the Word at Home: Second Sunday of Advent

by

Sunday Mass Readings for the Ministry of Parents and Godparents The Church calls Christian parents to be the “first” teachers of the faith and the “best” teachers of the faith (The Rite of Infant Baptism). Godparents agree to assist in this ministry of parents. This resource from “Catholic Lane” is to assist you, parent or […]

Breaking Open the Word at Home: First Sunday of Advent
0

Breaking Open the Word at Home: First Sunday of Advent

by

Sunday Mass Readings for the Ministry of Parents and Godparents Introduction The Church calls Christian parents to be the “first” teachers of the faith and the “best” teachers of the faith (The Rite of Infant Baptism). Godparents agree to assist in this ministry of parents. This resource from “Catholic Lane” is to assist you, parent […]

Breaking Open the Word at Home: Sunday, November 25, 2018
0

Breaking Open the Word at Home: Sunday, November 25, 2018

by

Sunday Mass Readings for the Ministry of Parents and Godparents The Church calls Christian parents to be the “first” teachers of the faith and the “best” teachers of the faith (The Rite of Infant Baptism). Godparents agree to assist in this ministry of parents. This resource from Catholic Lane is to assist you, parent or […]

Breaking Open the Word at Home: Sunday, November 18, 2018
0

Breaking Open the Word at Home: Sunday, November 18, 2018

by

Sunday Mass Readings for the Ministry of Parents and Godparents The Church calls Christian parents to be the “first” teachers of the faith and the “best” teachers of the faith (The Rite of Infant Baptism). Godparents agree to assist in this ministry of parents. This resource from Catholic Lane is to assist you, parent or […]

Breaking Open the Word at Home: Sunday, November 11, 2018
0

Breaking Open the Word at Home: Sunday, November 11, 2018

by

Sunday Mass Readings for the Ministry of Parents and Godparents The Church calls Christian parents to be the “first” teachers of the faith and the “best” teachers of the faith (The Rite of Infant Baptism). Godparents agree to assist in this ministry of parents. This resource from Catholic Lane is to assist you, parent or […]

Beginner's Guide to Understanding Catholicism
0

Beginner’s Guide to Understanding Catholicism

by

Christianity is one of the world’s largest religious groups, with nearly 2.5 billion people following one of its five major denominations—Anglican, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox, Protestant, and Roman Catholic. Roughly half of all worldwide Christians identify as Catholic, making it the largest of the Christian churches. That number continues to grow as worshippers share their […]

Breaking Open the Word at Home: Sunday, November 4, 2018
0

Breaking Open the Word at Home: Sunday, November 4, 2018

by

Mass Readings for the Ministry of Parents and Godparents The Church calls Christian parents to be the “first” teachers of the faith and the “best” teachers of the faith (The Rite of Infant Baptism). Godparents agree to assist in this ministry of parents. This resource from Catholic Lane is to assist you, parent or godparent, […]

Sunday Mass Readings for the Ministry of Parents and Godparents: October 28, 2018
0

Sunday Mass Readings for the Ministry of Parents and Godparents: October 28, 2018

by

The Church calls Christian parents to be the “first” teachers of the faith and the “best” teachers of the faith (The Rite of Infant Baptism). Godparents agree to assist in this ministry of parents. This resource from “Catholic Lane” is to assist you, parent or godparent, with using the Sunday Mass readings to teach the […]

Sunday Mass Readings for the Ministry of Parents and Godparents: October 21, 2018
0

Sunday Mass Readings for the Ministry of Parents and Godparents: October 21, 2018

by

The Church calls Christian parents to be the “first” teachers of the faith and the “best” teachers of the faith (The Rite of Infant Baptism). Godparents agree to assist in this ministry of parents. This resource from “Catholic Lane” is to assist you, parent or godparent, with using the Sunday Mass readings to teach about […]

Sunday Mass Readings for the Ministry of Parents and Godparents: October 14, 2018
0

Sunday Mass Readings for the Ministry of Parents and Godparents: October 14, 2018

by

The Church calls Christian parents to be the “first” teachers of the faith and the “best” teachers of the faith (The Rite of Infant Baptism). Godparents agree to assist in this ministry of parents. This resource from “Catholic Lane” is to assist you, parent or godparent, with using the Sunday Mass readings to teach about […]

Sunday Mass Readings for the Ministry of Parents and Godparents: October 7th, 2018
0

Sunday Mass Readings for the Ministry of Parents and Godparents: October 7th, 2018

by

The Church calls Christian parents to be the “first” teachers of the faith and the “best” teachers of the faith (The Rite of Infant Baptism). Godparents agree to assist in this ministry of parents. This resource from Catholic Lane is to assist you, parent or godparent, with using the Sunday Mass readings to teach about […]

St. Francis: Creation and "The Environment"
2

St. Francis: Creation and “The Environment”

by

You often see a garden statue of him with a bird on his shoulder. Yes, St. Francis of Assisi did have a special relationship with animals. He preached to the birds, pacified a wolf, and put together an animal cast for what is widely regarded as the very first live nativity scene. But he had […]

The Acts of the Holy Spirit Through Peter and Paul, Apostles
0

The Acts of the Holy Spirit Through Peter and Paul, Apostles

by

On this the Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul I will speak on the varieties of Revelation that each Apostle received from Jesus Christ, and what said Revelation means to us and to our Church today. There really is only one great Revelation—the Word made Flesh—but each of us receives it differently, in the amount […]

The Meaning of Easter
1

The Meaning of Easter

by

To the secular world, our celebration of Easter Sunday is an odd event. In their eyes, we celebrate a corpse rising from the dead, and they really can’t figure out why.

The Octave of Easter, Divine Mercy Sunday
0

The Octave of Easter, Divine Mercy Sunday

by

Easter Sunday is not the end of our Easter celebration.  After forty days of preparation with Lent, and the Easter Triduum from Holy Thursday to Easter Sunday, it is easy to miss looking ahead on the Church’s liturgical calendar. This is, after all, the climax of the Christian year with the celebration of the Passion, […]

Heretical Groups Are Barnacles on the True Church
0

Heretical Groups Are Barnacles on the True Church

by

I could have been talking to the devil rather than a man ordained as a Catholic priest. He clings to the title “Father” while operating far outside the Church. During an interview with him for another article, at one point he yelled, “Screw the Catholic Church!” He said that he hates JPII and that, “Pope […]

Passion Sunday and Veiling Images
0

Passion Sunday and Veiling Images

by

There’s some crazy stuff in the Old Calendar that is just interesting to learn about. My husband is forever telling me this.  (By Old Calendar I mean those things connected to the Traditional Latin Mass.) For example, this Sunday is called Passion Sunday. It always falls on the Sunday immediately before Palm Sunday and serves […]

Thy Kingdom Come: Why We Shouldn't Fear the End Times
0

Thy Kingdom Come: Why We Shouldn’t Fear the End Times

by

Hurricanes, earthquakes, terrorist threats, mass shootings – if you watch the news these days you could be tempted to go hide under the bed. These events bring on talk of the end times that we are warned about in the New Testament. The apostles expected Jesus to return at any moment, though He told them […]