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  • If the Sacraments Aren’t Essential, Nothing Is Essential

    06/17/2020 1:51:31 AM PDT · by one guy in new jersey · 11 replies
    Last year, I wrote a column arguing that if priests and bishops refuse to stand up for the Sacrament of Matrimony, they will eventually grow reluctant to stand up for the other sacraments as well. ... [T]hat’s a prediction that has come true in ways far worse than I could have imagined. ... The end-of-life sacramental issues have been the most newsworthy. ... There have also been beginning-of-life sacramental issues, as infant baptisms have been postponed indefinitely. (Presumably, some Catholic parents have baptized their own babies during this time. But with catechetics as it is in America, many Catholic parents are unaware...
  • VANITY: Question Regarding Precepts Upon Precepts with Kay Arthur

    01/28/2014 3:58:39 PM PST · by georgiegirl · 12 replies
    Please forgive this vanity question, but I have tried googling for an answer and have come up empty. Does anyone know Kay Arthur's beliefs on Reformed Theology or Calvinism? Are her Precepts Upon Precepts Bible Studies based on these beliefs? Thanks!
  • Examination of Conscience

    03/05/2005 9:39:04 AM PST · by Salvation · 50 replies · 6,240+ views
    CatholicCulture.org ^ | 1954 | Rev. Joseph A. Fischer
    Examination of Conscience Here is a helpful examination of conscience, based on the Ten Commandments. Perform a brief examination every night, but go through a more thorough examination before confessing your sins to the priest. DIRECTIONSThe Commandments of God Have I doubted in matters of faith? murmured against God because of adversity? despaired of His mercy? Have I believed in or consulted fortune tellers? Have I taken part in non-Catholic worship? Have I recommended myself regularly to God? Neglected my morning or evening prayers? Omitted my religious obligations because of human respect? Presumed upon God's mercy in committing sin?...