Sacraments

Sacraments

• The Seven Sacraments
• Sacraments: gifts that ‘matter’
• Sacraments give us God’s life, call for response
• Wonders of the sacraments
• Covenant, sacraments divinely linked
• Understanding the sacraments as signs
• Liturgy, sacraments should permeate whole of Christian life

Baptism

• Baptism in Scripture
• The Sacrament of Baptism - Catechism of the Catholic Church
• Baptism foreshadowed in Old Testament
• In baptism, God lavishes grace on us
• Whether the baptism conferred by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is valid

Reconciliation

• The Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation - Catechism of the Catholic Church
• Examination of Conscience
• Shorter Examination of Conscience
• Before Confession
• During Confession
• After Confession
• Rite of Confession
• Old Testament events prefigure the sacrament of reconciliation
• God entrusted disciples with ‘ministry of reconciliation’

Eucharist

• Eucharist Makes Us Holy
• Eucharist, Communion and Solidarity
• Reception of Holy Communion by the Divorced and Remarried Members of the Faithful.
• The Sacrament of the Eucharist - Catechism of the Catholic Church
• The Year of the Eucharist - Suggestions and Proposals
• Eucharist foreshadowed in Old Testament writings
• Eucharist is an Invitation from Jesus
• Adoring Christ in the Eucharist
• What a difference a day makes
• A New Sabbath

Confirmation

• The Sacrament of Confirmation - Catechism of the Catholic Church
• Confirmation completes baptismal grace
• Jesus receives outpouring of the Spirit
• Confirmation: What is your mission?
• Confirmation unites us to Christ

Marriage

• Why Marriage Matters
• Preparing for Marriage
• The Sacrament of Matrimony - Catechism of the Catholic Church
• I do…until further notice’ - Cause for many divorces is the spiritual illness of selfishness
• Matrimony an imitation of God’s love for the church
• Serving Life
• Teaching Truth

Holy Orders

• The Sacrament of Holy Orders - Catechism of the Catholic Church
• Adam: High priest of humanity
• Understanding why priests are called ‘Father’
• Israel’s sin leads to new kind of priesthood
• Where Adam fails, the ‘new Adam succeeds'
• Christ’s priesthood continues today through the Sacrament of Holy Orders

Anointing of the Sick

• The Anointing of the Sick - Catechism of the Catholic Church
• Bible reveals truth about human suffering and death
• Christ gives meaning to suffering
• St. Paul explains the meaning of suffering
• Suffering can lead to salvation
• Through church, Jesus ministers to all who are sick in the world
• Note on the Minister of the Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick.