Many years ago, before my ordination, I spoke with a priest in confession about some trouble I was having in a relationship. The priest listened calmly. Once I finished, he looked up and said in his typical witty fashion, “Sometimes, it’s nice just to go home and look at the pictures on the wall.” He always had a way of making me laugh.
Q) Thank you for the lesson on the particular judgment, Father (Dec. 3, 2020 issue). But the person wrote and asked about the Final Judgment. What is that?
In the Gospel of John there are certain questions that jump off the page, significant beyond their immediate context. In the Gospel for the second Sunday of Ordinary Time (Jn 1:35-42) we have one such question. It is, in fact, Jesus’ first words in that Gospel account: “What are you looking for?”
“Confirmation is the great social sacrament,” explains Bishop Fulton Sheen, in his presentation on the sacrament of confirmation in his book “Life is Worth Living.” As the Holy Spirit propelled Jesus into the world after he was baptized, the Holy Spirit propels every confirmed person into the world.
Why do Catholics bless themselves with holy water?
Why do Catholic churches have a red lamp by the tabernacle?
Why do some Catholics wear medals with images of saints?