Holy orders is one of the seven sacraments. It, along with the sacrament of marriage, belongs to a special group of sacraments known as the sacraments of commitment. These two sacraments are ...

Do Catholics believe that sacraments give grace even if one is in unrepentant sin? No, not quite. Sacraments possess an inherent power to give grace, yet the effect is hindered or rendered null and ...

The spiritual tradition of the Church is vast, mystical, and not easy to navigate. It consists of Biblical wisdom, experiences of prayer, visions, and signs and wonders. Some of these aspects will ...

A recurring theme in the work of theologian Bernard Cooke, who wrote approximately 20 books and influenced hundreds if not thousands of students, was the sacramental life of the church. He saw the ...

This may have been the first time you’ve heard the claim in the title of this article, but in making that claim, I’m standing on some broad Catholic shoulders. Pope St. John Paul II wrote, “The ...

Q. Recently, at a Catholic boys’ high school, the priest who is the campus minister gave First Holy Communion and also (during the same ceremony) the sacrament of confirmation to six young men. I’m ...

While the global synodal process initiated by Pope Francis arguably has been the most extensive exercise in ecclesial consultation attempted by the church in 2,000 years, reports from around the world ...

A new sacrament formation program for the deaf and hard of hearing is offering adult catechetical information in American Sign Language. Designed by Ascension Press, Hands of Grace: The Catholic ...