Faith

“Incarnation” means to take flesh, as a body. Here it means Our Lord's taking flesh, that is, taking a body like ours, when He became man. “Redemption” means to buy back. Let us take an example. Slaves are men or women that belong entirely to their ...

51. Q. Is original sin the only kind of sin? A. Original sin is not the only kind of sin; there is another kind of sin which is committed ourselves called actual sin. Sin is first or chiefly divided into original and actual; that is, ...

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LESSON FIFTH ON OUR FIRST PARENTS 39. Q. Who were the first man and woman? A. The first man and woman were Adam and Eve. In the beginning God created all things; something particular on each of the six days of creation (Genesis i.). On the ...

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LESSON FOURTH ON CREATION This lesson treats of God bringing everything into existence. The chief things created may be classed as follows: (1) the things that simply exist, as rocks, and minerals-- gold, silver, iron, etc. ( 2 ) things that exist, grow, and live, like ...

LESSON THIRD ON THE UNITY AND TRINITY OF GOD “Unity” means to be one, and “Trinity,” three in one. 21. Q. Is there but one God? A. Yes; there is but one God. 22. Q. Why can there be but one God? A. There can be ...

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Find the latest daily homilies on our YouTube channel. Daily Homilies Archive (pre-May 1, 2022) (May 1, 2022 – March 31, 2023)   Date Audio September 24, 2023 (EF) September 23, 2023 (EF) September 22,2023 (EF) September 20, 2023 (EF) September 19, 2023 (Mass of the Holy ...

LESSON SECOND ON GOD AND HIS PERFECTIONS A “perfection” means a good quality.  We say a thing is perfect when it has all the good qualities it should have. 13. Q. What is God?
A. God is a spirit infinitely perfect. “A spirit” is a living, ...

Catholic Parents OnLine begins a new series that will continue on at least a monthly basis. We will be highlighting a portion of the Baltimore Catechism beginning at the beginning and proceeding to the end. Hopefully, when this column is complete, the entire Catechism will be ...

LESSON FIRST ON THE END OF MAN The end of a thing is the purpose for which it was made. The end of a watch is to keep time. The end of a pen is to write, etc. A thing is good only in proportion to ...

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Date Sunday Year 9/10/2023 Twenty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time A 9/3/2023 Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time A 8/27/2023 Twenty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time A 8/20/2023 Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time A 8/13/2023 Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time A 8/6/2023 Feast of the Transfiguration A 7/30/2023 Seventeenth ...

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Hail and blessed be the hour and moment in which the Son of God was born of the most pure Virgin Mary, at midnight, in Bethlehem, in piercing cold. In that hour, vouchsafe, O my God! to hear my prayer and grant my desires, through the ...

Novena to the Holy Spirit for the Seven Gifts The novena in honor of the Holy Spirit is the oldest of all novenas since it was first made at the direction of Our Lord Himself when He sent His apostles back to Jerusalem to await the ...

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Here is a powerful way for families to pray the Rosary for their parish priest(s). By praying this Rosary devotion with specific petitions and with the guidance of the Holy Spirit, they will be strengthened in their priestly vocation. Click this link to download the pamphlet. ...

A Short History of the Prayer of St. Michael the Archangel The Prayer of St. Michael the Archangel goes back to the late 19th Century. In 1884, Pope Leo XIII was finishing Mass and was walking away from the Tabernacle when he collapsed. Those that were ...

St. Augustine and St. Monica Feast of Saint Monica: August 27th & Feast of Saint Augustine: August 28th Daily Novena Prayer
Dear Saint Monica, once the sorrowing mother of a wayward son, be pleased to present our petition to the Lord God of heaven and earth. (Pause ...

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These letters on the Fourth Commandment were originally published in the bulletin for the Church of St. Raphael. January 2020 In our considerations of the Ten Commandments, we have come now to the Fourth Commandment: Honor Your Father and Mother. The way the Commandment is written, ...

If you missed the 2019 Catholic Parents OnLine Ultimate Lenten Youth Retreat, or if you attended and would like to see any of the talks again, you are in luck!

• Fr. Altier - The Principles of Morality (Part 1)
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Fr. Altier's talk was given during the International Week of Prayer & Fasting at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington D.C. FATHER ALTIER: Spiritual Remedy for These Times - Our Eucharistic Lord and Devotion to Our Lady Incredible Wisdom About ...

The following is a transcription of the August 19, 2018 homily given at the Church of St. Raphael in Crystal, Minnesota by Fr. Robert Altier.   In the second reading today St. Paul tells us that we have to make the most of our opportunity because the ...

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  Date Audio April 26, 2022 (EF) April 25, 2022 (OF) April 24, 2022 (OF) April 22, 2022 (EF) April 20, 2022 (EF) April 19, 2022 (EF) April 18, 2022 (OF) April 17, 2022 (EF) April 11, 2022 (OF) April 9, 2022 (EF) April 8, 2022 ...

St. Joseph has much to teach us about growing in holiness ...

This article is disturbing. There is nothing pleasant about crucifixion ...

Catholic Parents OnLine is excited that EWTN will be airing episodes of our popular series Beauty, Truth, Goodness: the Fundamentals of Catholicism by Fr. Robert Altier. (View the trailer below.) The DVD video and MP3 audio series are both a comprehensive explanation of the basic elements ...

Suffering often leaves the average, wandering non-Catholic Christian feeling defeated by a state of confusion and helplessness. Despite their many acts of trust in God, without a theology of redemptive suffering to cling to, pain and sorrow easily get the best of them. But to the ...

We all know what we should do. Like the Maccabee warriors surveying the battlefield, we know we should pray for the dead. The month of November is a time set aside by the Church for a more intense living of this practice ...

What are the signs that mark the difference between believing in God and asserting that if only everyone on earth would accept, let us say, the gender ideology of the secular west, we would bring about a golden age of justice and plenty? ...

The other religions may change their principles, and they do change them, because their principles are man-made. The Church cannot change, because her principles are God-made. Religion is not a sum of beliefs that we would like, but the sum of beliefs God has given ...

The origins of Halloween are, in fact, very Christian and rather American. Halloween falls on October 31 because of a pope, and its observances are the result of medieval Catholic piety ...

Document issued in response to an increase in the number of cremations and ideas "contrary to the faith" that have become widespread ...

As evidenced by the success of many faithful Catholic schools today, I believe that the only path forward for schools that wish to both survive long-term and remain Catholic is to more robustly embrace the Church’s vision for Catholic schools ...

We are at war for our own souls and the souls of people we love. We are at war for the soul of this culture and nation. And like any soldier, we must train to fight well ...

Researcher Mark Gray at the Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate stated the ‘whole concept of faith’ is losing credibility in the young, who do not see God or religion measuring up to science ...

The Catholic belief in Purgatory is indeed scriptural, and here's the proof ...

Our message of love and human flourishing must be faithful, pastoral, and clear. Our Catholic schools should be open to all who wish to join our mission of complete human formation of our students for their own salvation and good, and for the good of others. http://www.catholiceducation.org/en/education/other-topics/serving-lgbt-students-in-catholic-schools.html ...

Reverence and recollection at Mass should guard us against allowing it to become simply a routine weekly exercise. http://www.catholicherald.co.uk/commentandblogs/2016/06/16/how-lack-of-reverence-for-the-eucharist-puts-people-off-catholicism/ ...

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Reading the story of June 22 in the Mpls. Star Tribune about CPO, “Self-Appointed Watchdogs over parish behavior have some Catholics wary”, by Kim Palmer, reminded me of the college course I had in Logic (first taught by Aristotle who died in 322 BC) when we ...

The following poem was submitted by Holly McGarvey. It was written by her 14 year old niece, and is told by the earth below the cross during the crucifixion. Given Blood Quietly I sat atop my hill When suddenly, the roads began to fill. The ...

a story of re-conversion to the Catholic Church by Janette Howe I would suppose that the snapshots of my life could fit comfortably in a no-frills, medium-sized scrapbook. Yet as I have taken hold of God’s grace to examine them, a deeper reality presents. In ...

And What Is Its Significance For The Catholic Voter? A lot of people talk about what is and what isn’t an intrinsic evil. Do we really know how the Catholic Church views the idea of an intrinsic evil? I used to think of an intrinsic evil ...

By George E. Jay M.D. In this review we will evaluate polka music per se, as well as how it pertains to the increasingly common “Polka Mass.” A succinct review of the Catechism of the Catholic Church (CCC) and Sacred Scripture as it concerns the Mass ...

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Fr. Marvin Deutsch, M.M. Today I would like to speak about the splendor and grandeur of the sacrament of confession. If I were to ask you this question, I am sure you would all know the answer. Why did Jesus Christ, the eternal Son of the ...

By Fr. Marvin Deutsch, M.M. Did you ever stop to think that there could be no order without intelligence? All order presupposes intelligence; for example, could an expert teach a chimpanzee, (probably the smartest of the ape family) how to drive a car? And if the ...

By Father Paul A. Duffner, O.P. It was not in the plan of God that suffering and death be a part of human existence. That they became the lot of the human race was not God’s doing, but man’s. God made man in His own likeness ...

1. CATECHISM #2357 Homosexuality refers to relations between men or between women who experience an exclusive or predominant sexual attraction toward persons of the same sex. It has taken a great variety of forms through the centuries and in different cultures. Its psychological genesis remains largely ...

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Before applying the particular examen to my own spiritual life, it is well to first ask myself, "What are the virtues that I know from experience I most need to develop?" The reason why this question should first be answered is that no two of us ...

Commencement Address 2010 by Fred Blonigen Father Ubel, Mr. Morehead, Mr. Adkins, Mr. Kimec, fellow teachers and staff, parents, families and friends, and class of 2010: I am exceedingly humbled, honored and grateful to have been asked to deliver this evening’s commencement address. This ...

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Papal interventions and Roman documents repeatedly emphasize that certain characteristics must be present for a school to be considered authentically Catholic. Like the marks of the Church proclaimed in the Creed – one, holy, catholic, and apostolic – so, too, does the Holy See identify the ...

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Vatican Cardinal Ends Debate: No Communion for Pro-Abortion Politicians or Rainbow Sashers Says "Are we going to change Divine Law, how God made us?" VATICAN CITY, February 16, 2005 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Nigerian Cardinal Francis Arinze, the top Vatican Cardinal in charge of the sacraments of the ...

By Fr. William Saunders My son who made his First Holy Communion this Spring had a very upsetting experience. His friend, who attends a different parish and who also was making his First Holy Communion, said to my son, "Oh, it’s just bread and wine." ...

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May 2, 2004 Fourth Sunday of Easter Reading I (Acts 13:14, 43-52) ~ Reading II (Revelation 7:9, 14b-17) ~ Gospel (St. John 10:27-30) In the Gospel reading today, Our Lord tells us that His sheep hear His voice and they follow Him. Now when we stop ...

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Some people have asked why some lay organizations are seeking information on Liturgical abuse, and some even witnessing by their presence in prayer where abuse is going on especially where Holy Communion is being received by those publicly and blatantly opposing Church teaching. But after all, ...

By Barbara Kralis © 2004 Catholic Online Ten questions regarding the denial of the Eucharist Several U.S. bishops have recently voiced their opposition and ersatz reasoning why no one should be denied the Eucharist according to Code of Canon Law n. 915. Those in the pews ...

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By Barbara Kralis 2/5/2004 - updated 7/22/2004 Unquestionably, canon 915 is the most discussed canon in the Codex Iuris Canonici, or Code of Canon Law, in recent Church history. Many in the media have reported on the January 8, 2004 canonical actions of Archbishop Raymond Burke, ...

Fr. Robert Altier's collection of lectures for the 2015 Lenten Retreat were titled "Spiritual Warfare: Our Daily Struggle Against Satan." If you were unable to attend, or would like to hear the lectures again, you are in luck! You can click here to go to CPO's ...

Sung by Vicki Kieppers and Darren Rust CPO has produced a brand new, original DIVINE MERCY CHAPLET in song, composed by Vicki Kueppers and featuring Pro-Life meditations by Fr. Robert Altier. Click the play arrow on the audio player below to hear a sample clip: Tracks ...

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PLEASE NOTE: This Examination of Conscience by Fr. Robert Altier has a copyright. If you would like a copy of the booklet (cost is $1.25 & includes additional prayers) please contact: Leaflet Missal Co. - Publishers and Sellers of Religious Goods Since 1929.  Leaflet Missal Company ...

by Fr. Edward Filardi, Gaithersburg, Maryland I. I am the Lord your God. You shall not have strange gods before me. Do I give time every day to God in prayer? Do I put my trust in superstitions, good luck charms, rather than God alone? Have ...

This Examination of Conscience is from catholickids101.com, a tool to help bring children to Jesus in the Holy Eucharist for the 21st century! THE FIRST COMMANDMENT “I am the Lord your God; you shall not have strange gods before Me.” To obey this first commandment you ...

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It is valuable to reflect on this tactic of the evil spirit before we offer some practical norms for making our daily examination of conscience ...

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