Lesson 4 Who can receive a Sacrament? Since Jesus said, “Unless a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God” (John 3:5), Baptism is necessary for salvation.  For that reason, Baptism is the one Sacrament that can be received by anyone — so long as that […]Read more

Lesson 3 What kind of Sacraments are there and how many?  The old Catechism of the Catholic Church listed the Sacraments as either “Sacraments of the Living or Sacraments of the Dead.”  The Sacraments of the Living could only be worthily received if you were in the State of Grace, while the Sacraments of […]Read more

Lesson 2 What is a Sacrament?  Welcome back to our Lenten Lessons on the Sacraments. My name is Fr. Rocky, and I am very happy to teach you a little bit more about our Catholic Faith. Let’s begin with the word Sacrament.  It comes to us in English from both Latin and Greek, and […]Read more

Lesson 1 Why do we call them “Lenten Lessons”?  Hi, this is Fr. Rocky, and I want to welcome you to our new series for Lent this year: “Lenten Lessons on the Sacraments.”  Our past series of “Lenten Lessons on the Mass” have been exceedingly popular – they have been viewed millions of times! […]Read more