Confirmation
How to choose a Confirmation name
For many young Catholics, the day they receive the sacrament of Confirmation is a day for which they have spent years preparing. When Catholics are confirmed, they become adults in the eyes of the church.» Read More
Potpourri
Catholics across the globe
According to the CIA Factbook, the Catholic church is the world's oldest established western Christian church and the largest single religious body in the world.» Read More
Communion
Explaining the Eucharist
The Eucharist is one of the seven sacraments in the Catholic church. As part of the Eucharist, the Lord Jesus Christ is contained, offered and received under the appearances of bread and wine.
Catholics believe that Christ is truly present in the Eucharist and that the bread and wine are not just symbolic or a figure of Christ. Catholics believe the bread and wine changes from wheat and grape into the body and blood of Christ, a change referred to as transubstantiation.
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Gift ideas for first-time communicants
Parents, aunts, uncles, and even older brothers and sisters often look on with pride when their young relatives receive the sacrament of Holy Communion. One of three Sacraments of Initiation within the Catholic church, the sacrament of First Holy Communion, or the Eucharist, is a momentous event in the life of a young Catholic. To Catholics, First Holy Communion is the first time they receive the body and blood of their savior Jesus Christ. » Read More
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The sacrament of Reconciliation, or Penance, plays a significant role when a child or adult is preparing to receive the sacrament of the Eucharist for the first time, commonly referred to as First Holy Communion.» Read More
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