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The Ten Commandments #2 Commandments 4-10 Lesson 20 241. What is the fourth commandment of God? Honor thy father and thy mother. 242. What are we commanded by the fourth commandment? To respect and love our parents, to obey them in all that is not sinful, and to help them when they are in need. …
Read moreFrom the Rector/CCD, Second Sunday of Lent, 2/28/21
The Ten Commandments #1 Commandments 1-3 Lesson 19 198. What is the first commandment of God? I am the Lord thy God; thou shalt not have strange gods before Me. 199. What are we commanded by the first commandment? To offer to God alone the supreme worship that is due Him. 200. How do we …
Tips for Making a Good Lent Lent begins this Wednesday! In order to help you prepare, here are seven tips for making a good Lent, excerpted and adapted from an article by Fr. Ed Broom, OMV. 1. Prayer: Instead of being Martha this Lent, why not try to imitate Mary of Bethany? What did Mary …
Read moreFrom the Rector, Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time, 2/14/21
Law and Grace Overview Paragraphs of the Catechism of the Catholic Church The Moral Law Lesson 18 1975 According to Scripture the Law is a fatherly instruction by God which prescribes for man the ways that lead to the promised beatitude, and proscribes the ways of evil. 1976 “Law is an ordinance of reason for …
Read moreFrom the Rector/CCD, Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time, 2/7/21
Catholic Social Teaching Overview Paragraphs of the Catechism of the Catholic Church Lesson 17 The Person and Society 1890 There is a certain resemblance between the union of the divine persons and the fraternity that men ought to establish among themselves. 1891 The human person needs life in society in order to develop in accordance …
Read moreFrom the Rector/CCD, 4th Sunday in Ordinary Time, 1/31/21, Cycle B
Human Dignity Part 3 Paragraphs from the Catechism of the Catholic Church Lesson 16 Virtue 1833 Virtue is a habitual and firm disposition to do good. 1834 The human virtues are stable dispositions of the intellect and the will that govern our acts, order our passions, and guide our conduct in accordance with reason and …
Read moreFrom the Rector, Third Sunday in Ordinary Time, 1/24/21
Human Dignity Part 2 Paragraphs from the Catechism of the Catholic Church Lesson 15 Human Acts 1757 The object, the intention, and the circumstances make up the three “sources” of the morality of human acts. 1758 The object chosen morally specifies the act of willing accordingly as reason recognizes and judges it good or evil. …
Read moreFrom the Editor, Second Sunday in Ordinary Time, 1/17/21
Human Dignity Part 1 Paragraphs from the Catechism of the Catholic Church Lesson 14 Man: Image of God 1702 The divine image is present in every man. It shines forth in the communion of persons, in the likeness of the union of the divine persons among themselves. 1703 Endowed with “a spiritual and immortal” soul, …
Read moreFrom the Rector, The Baptism of the Lord, 1/10/2021
The Importance of Sunday As we have announced, this weekend marks a new thing for our Cathedral: there will no longer be a vigil Mass on Saturday evenings. This is to emphasize the importance of worshiping the Lord on His Day, which is Sunday. To help in our common understanding, here are some paragraphs from …
Jesus, Mary, and Joseph: The Holy Family at Nazareth From an address by Pope Saint Paul VI in Nazareth on January 5, 1964 Nazareth is a kind of school where we may begin to discover what Christ’s life was like and even to understand his Gospel. Here we can observe and ponder the simple appeal …
Read moreFrom the Rector, The Holy Family, December 27, 2020