Ongoing compendium of Father Michael Van Sloun’s Faith Fundamentals columns
Confirmation
Confirmation: The next series on the sacraments
The biblical basis for confirmation
The transformative effects of confirmation
Anointing with oil during confirmation
Confirmation is not graduation
Laying on of hands and sacrifice
The confirmed are soldiers for Christ
Eucharist
The biblical foundations of the Eucharist
The powerful effects of the Eucharist
The power of the Holy Spirit at confirmation
The Eucharist and the forgiveness of sins
Transubstantiation: Not as difficult as it sounds
The real presence of Christ in the Eucharist
The Eucharist, Christmas and the manger
Why the pelican with chicks is a symbol of the Eucharist
Eucharistic symbols in the Church
Taste and see: the Eucharist as a meal
Holy Thursday: the Eucharist and service
Marriage
Superabundant grace for the married couple
Married love is patient and kind
Sacrament of marriage in the Bible
Three flowers: A beautiful Christian symbol for marriage
Mary and Joseph: the model married couple
Joseph and Mary: Blessed with child
Don’t just tie the knot, weave a rope
The couple that prays together stays together
Jesus, the model for married couples
Preparation is key to a successful marriage
The end goal of marriage: heaven
Ribs, bones, flesh and mutuality in marriage
Symbols of the sacrament of marriage
The liturgical prayers at a wedding
