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Faith

Ask Father Mike

What does it mean for me to share my faith?

I wrote last month to someone who had asked about how to best direct a friend to a good parish that will connect him with people who will help him come to know God and be able to better follow Christ.
Sunday Scriptures

The ultimate home for Jesus, and us

“Where are you?”
Faith Fundamentals

The symbols of baptism

Water. Water is the primary symbol of baptism. John the Baptist used water (Mt 3:11; Mk 1:8a; Jn 1:33; 3:23), as did Jesus (Jn 3:22). Jesus is living water (Jn 4:10), and when Jesus died, the water that flowed from his pierced side serves as a wellspring of his life and grace (Jn 19:34).
Sunday Scriptures

Mary, the perfect model

Our first Christmas as a married couple, my husband and I stood side by side at the vigil Mass, both fully aware of the child growing within me.
Ask Father Mike

When sharing the faith, don’t just rely on the ‘three Ps’

I have a co-worker with whom I get along very well who has taken a deeper interest in Catholicism. How do I best direct him to a parish that will make him feel welcome and engage him in a personal way?
Sunday Scriptures

Are you prepared?

As we draw ever closer to the great celebration of Christmas, many of us are busy preparing for the festivities that accompany such a great season of joy. The stores have been filled with holiday displays for months, front yards are resplendent with lights and decorations, and life is busy buying gifts for our loved ones.
Faith Fundamentals

What’s in a name?

With a pregnancy, the birth of a child and the celebration of the sacrament of baptism, a name must be chosen for the child. A name is a person’s title or identifier for life. This is a not a decision that should be taken lightly. The selection of the name is primarily the duty of the parents, and only secondarily the duty of the sponsor or the pastor.
Sunday Scriptures

Long live Christ the King

Mixed in with the politics of the Mexican revolution of some 10 years earlier, the decades of Church persecution were finally coming to a head.
Ask Father Mike

When long liturgies keep family from attending Mass

Q. My family refuses to go to Mass because there are too many “extras” (like baptisms), too much singing and too many announcements. Why can’t we have a “low Mass” without all of that stuff? Isn’t the Church supposed to adapt and keep up with all the people?
Sunday Scriptures

Replenishing our flame

As the liturgical year comes to a close, the Church draws our attention to the ends and beginnings.
Sunday Scriptures

What do we love?

Many years ago, my wife decided to do some interior decorating in our home, and stenciled the “Great Commandment” from the Gospel of Matthew on the walls of our stairway: “You shall love the Lord, your God, with all your heart, with all your soul and with all your mind. You shall love your neighbor as yourself.”
Faith Fundamentals

Secret baptisms against the parents’ wishes

Unbaptized children. It is happening more and more these days.
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