Catechesis

Feasts of Faith

February 15, 2023February 13, 2023 Articles, Catechesis, The Faith Explained

Just as we have major feast days in the Catholic Church, there are major feasts in the Old Testament that were celebrated by the Israelites. And interestingly enough, the feasts of the Old Testament directly foreshadow the ones in the New Testament. Cale Clarke spent a segment of The Faith Explained taking a look back […]

Freedom of the Children of God

February 13, 2023February 10, 2023 Articles, Catechesis

Our human dignity consists in being loved as God’s own sons and daughters, free to love in return. As Fr. Fernando Ocáriz relates: Our divine filiation enables our freedom to expand with all the strength that God has bestowed on it. It is not by emancipating ourselves from the Father’s house that we become free, […]

The Catholic Church’s Teaching on Sexuality

February 2, 2023February 2, 2023 Articles, Catechesis, The Inner Life

NOTE: This article features some sensitive topics that may not be suitable for younger readers. Please use discretion. If you were to ask the average non-Catholic about the Catholic Church and it’s teaching on homosexuality and gender, it wouldn’t be shocking if you received an answer about how the Church is anti-gay and transphobic, or […]

What is the “State of Grace?”

January 23, 2023July 13, 2023 Articles, Catechesis, The Patrick Madrid Show

Recently on The Patrick Madrid Show, Patrick received a Twitter question from listener Ashley that read: What does “state of grace” mean? If someone is to die in the state of grace, do they bypass purgatory and go straight to heaven? If we have residual sin when we die, why go to confession? Patrick broke […]

Did Jesus Reject the Old Testament Law of Moses?

January 20, 2023January 18, 2023 Articles, Catechesis, The Faith Explained

“Morality is not man’s prison but rather the divine element in him … The morality that the Church teaches is not some special burden for Christians. It is the defense of man against the attempt to abolish him. If morality – as we have seen – is not the enslavement of man but his liberation, […]

What Will Happen When the World Ends?

January 17, 2023July 13, 2023 Articles, Catechesis, The Patrick Madrid Show

There are countless movies and books about the end of the world, and what might happen when the earth succumbs to nuclear conflict, apocalyptic natural disasters, or it’s swallowed up by a zombie infection or an alien invasion. We’ve seen it in War of the Worlds, A Quiet Place, I Am Legend, Mad Max, Snowpiercer, […]

Returning to Gaudete et Exsultate

January 17, 2023January 13, 2023 Articles, Catechesis

I thought it would be worthwhile to return to Pope Francis’ wonderful Apostolic Exhortation On the Call to Holiness in Today’s World—Gaudete et Exsultate, because this should be the goal of each one of us, as well as for the whole Church: holiness means the happiness that comes from union with God that reaches its […]

Did Jesus Acknowledge His Divinity?

January 16, 2023January 12, 2023 Articles, Catechesis, The Cale Clarke Show

Recently on Twitter, a Mormon theology scholar by the name of Dan McClellan recently posted a video, making the argument that Jesus is not, nor has he ever in the New Testament claimed to be, God. “Jesus nowhere claims to be God in the New Testament. What Jesus claims is to be the authorized bearer […]

How Far Does God’s Mercy Extend?

January 13, 2023July 13, 2023 Articles, Catechesis, The Patrick Madrid Show

It may seem like an easy question to answer: How far does God’s mercy extend? The answer is in the question. God is all-powerful, all-loving, all-present, all-knowing, and all-merciful. His mercy has no limits. So, it extends beyond our comprehension. But how can we be sure someone is forgiven if they die from suicide or […]

The Christmas Star

December 29, 2022December 27, 2022 Articles, Catechesis, The Cale Clarke Show

“When Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea, in the days of King Herod, behold, magi from the east arrived in Jerusalem, saying, ‘Where is the newborn king of the Jews? We saw his star at its rising and have come to do him homage.’” (Matthew 2:1-2) It is widely held that a great new star […]

2023 Holy Days of Obligation and Solemnities

December 16, 2022May 15, 2023 Articles, Catechesis, Family and Kids

While some feast days and holidays don’t change their dates year to year, the Liturgical Calendar of the Catholic Church often rotates depending on the dates of other events. So, to help you keep track of the changes coming next year, we’ve compiled this list of Holy Days of Obligation, Liturgical Seasons, solemnities, and special […]

Contagious Gratitude for Forgiveness

December 9, 2022December 7, 2022 Catechesis

As we live out this time of Advent and approach Christmas, we want to prepare ourselves and our family, friends, neighbors, and all of Chicago, for the coming of the child Jesus. The best way to be prepared for this great event is the way God prepared Mary: he freed her from all sin at […]

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