Catechesis

Mass: The Re-Presentation of Christ’s Life

September 7, 2022September 1, 2022 Articles, Catechesis

Let us continue to deepen our Eucharistic Amazement and Revival, as the U.S. bishops are encouraging us to do, by deepening our understanding of the Mass and its parts. The Holy Mass is a sacrament of Christ’s love for us, of his “greater love no man has than to lay down his life for his […]

Where do animals go when they die?

September 3, 2022July 13, 2023 Articles, Catechesis, The Patrick Madrid Show

Chances are, at some point in your life, you had a pet or an animal companion and maybe you still do. It could be anything from a dog or cat to a bird or a goat. But in youth, animals can be a great boon, providing companionship, a form of responsibility, and a partner in […]

7 Tips for a Good Confession

August 27, 2022August 26, 2022 Articles, Catechesis, The Patrick Madrid Show

“It’s been said that sin is the shipwreck of the soul. If the sin is serious, it is a fatal shipwreck. Confession is the only plank to which you can safely cling if you want to be brought back to the harbor of God’s grace.” (Canons Regular of St. John Cantius) Recently on The Patrick […]

Can People Who Don’t Believe in God Still Go to Heaven?

August 24, 2022July 13, 2023 Articles, Catechesis, The Patrick Madrid Show

Recently on The Patrick Madrid Show, a young listener David called in to ask if people who don’t believe in God could still go to heaven. In other words, are atheists and agnostics even capable of attaining salvation given their denial of the basic belief that our creator exists? Patrick began by laying a foundation […]

Reconciling with the Gospel Truth

August 24, 2022August 24, 2022 Articles, Catechesis, The Cale Clarke Show

There is a video out there, by Cale Clarke’s own admission, of him visiting Caesarea Philippi and proclaiming to his audience that that is the location where Jesus spoke to St. Peter and said, “You are Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church, and the gates of the netherworld shall not prevail […]

The Eucharist: The Sacrament of Trinitarian Love

August 2, 2022August 2, 2022 Articles, Catechesis

We have been covering the Eucharist: the Sacrament of God’s trinitarian love. As Pope Benedict XVI says: “The sacrament of charity, the Holy Eucharist is the gift that Jesus Christ makes of himself, thus revealing to us God’s infinite love for every man and woman… The first element of Eucharistic faith is the mystery of […]

The Liturgy Reveals the Trinity

July 27, 2022July 25, 2022 Articles, Catechesis, Faith and Spirituality

As humans – with a spiritual soul and a physical body – we can only relate to others through a physical body. We express all our thoughts, desires, intentions, and love through matter, whether by physical touch, physical sounds in speech, writing with ink and paper, or by electronic communication. Even our knowledge and communication […]

The Ruptured Unity Between Body and Being

July 20, 2022July 18, 2022 Articles, Catechesis, News and Culture

At the pinnacle of creation, God created our first parents: Then God said, “Let us make man in our image, after our likeness; and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the birds of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing […]

Guidance for Altar Serving

July 18, 2022July 18, 2022 Articles, Catechesis, Family and Kids

Recently on The Patrick Madrid Show, an anonymous listener wrote in to the show to ask about any guidance that Patrick can offer as far as preparing someone to altar serve on their own. Dear Patrick, Our young son, 11 years old, volunteered at our parish to be an altar server a few months ago. […]

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