The Sacrament of Reconciliation

Part II of Answer to Letter written in March 2016 5).  Doesn’t He rather mean that unless we appropriate to ourselves by faith the value of His death for us on Calvary, we can never be saved? It is true that the first part of the dialogue concerns faith.  But Jesus doesn’t stop there.  He …

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Ash Wednesday Services Sacred Heart Cathedral: 6:30 and 8:00 AM Mass with ashes distributed 12:15 PM Liturgy of the Word with ashes distrubuted 5:15 PM Mass with ashes distributed Confession will be heard from 12:00-1:00 PM   St. Francis of Assisi: 8:00 AM Mass with ashes distrubuted 12:00 PM Mass with ashes distributed 5:15 PM …

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Funerals: Part 1 of the Series Whenever one of us experiences the loss of a loved one, we are faced with having to make a lot of decisions concerning family issues, financial questions, sometimes legal and property management issues.  In the midst of the tremendous sorrow we are also faced with trying to plan arrangements …

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  Gathering of Families Weekend  Sacred Heart Cathedral is sponsoring one of our families to go to this event FREE! All you have to do to enter is email the parish at shcathedralgallup@gmail.com and write “family conference” in the message. The conference takes place in Albuquerque Feb 15-17 at the Embassy suites hotel. The winner …

Read moreJanuary 20, 2019, Second Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle C

Preparing for a Good Confession The “parts” of sacramental confession are usually listed as contrition, confession, and satisfaction/penance. These are of course necessary for a valid confession, but there is another part which is important for making a good confession—one which not only confesses sins but which also helps get to the root of our sins and …

Read moreJuly 21, 2019 Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time