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Beyond Booster Shots: A Different Approach to the Sacraments
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Beyond Booster Shots: A Different Approach to the Sacraments

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by on Feb 07, 2013 in Apologetics, Catechesis, Featured, MyChurchParish.com
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I think we Catholics approach the sacraments from a flawed analysis. We view them as mere “booster shots” for the already holy. So long as we are without mortal sin, we go to the sacraments, get our booster shot of infused grace, and we become holier. While there is certainly this aspect to the sacraments, there needs to be a lot more to the sacraments if we are taking the Biblical, historical, and magisterial evidence seriously.

Finding Peace on Earth
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Finding Peace on Earth

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by on Dec 13, 2012 in Featured, Live in Christ, On Books
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“Peace on earth and good will to men.” This is the season where we reflect on Christ’s offer and promise of His peace. But why do so few seem to have it? Why is it that some people rant over such things bad drivers and delayed appointments while others walk peacefully through life’s storms? I […]

Book Review: Seven from Heaven
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Book Review: Seven from Heaven

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by on Oct 22, 2012 in Featured, MyChurchParish.com, On Books, Parenting
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How can your family find healing, strength, and protection in the sacraments? They can learn how in the book, Seven from Heaven (The Crossroad Publishing Company) by Elizabeth Ficocelli. As a matter of fact, that question is the exact subtitle of her book. “God’s powerful presence in the seven sacraments is the reason they hold […]

Mute Splendor: An Autistic Child Deepens Her Family's Faith
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Mute Splendor: An Autistic Child Deepens Her Family’s Faith

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by on Jun 01, 2012 in Featured, On Books, Parenting
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Don’t let your life be sterile. Be useful. Blaze a trail. Shine forth with the light of your faith and of your love. ~ Saint Josemaria Escriva, from “The Way.” Danielle Rizzo is 13 years old and still cannot speak. Nine years ago, when she was diagnosed with autism, her parents were devastated. “In the […]

Confirming the Last Mohican
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Confirming the Last Mohican

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by on May 23, 2012 in Parenting
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Unbelievable. Tonight, our youngest child will be confirmed – our last Mohican. This is the last “big” sacrament we’ll celebrate as Fenelon Clan. Of course, receiving the holy Eucharist is a major celebration every single time we receive Him, and receiving the sacrament of Penance should simply delight us each time we’re reconciled, but I […]

Reconciliation: Maintenance for the Soul
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Reconciliation: Maintenance for the Soul

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by on Nov 16, 2011 in Featured, MyChurchParish.com, Parenting
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How do you think of the Sacrament of Reconciliation? If you are like most Catholics, you probably think of it as little as possible! Or, perhaps, you think of it as something good to have available in the event you do something really, really wrong, but not something you need to concern yourself with otherwise. […]