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Day 215: Deacons and the Diaconate (2025)
Together, with Fr. Mike, we examine the ordination of deacons and the diaconate. Fr. Mike unpacks each of the essential elements of the rite of the o…
11 months, 3 weeks ago
Day 214: Priests and the Presbyterate (2025)
The Catechism moves on from bishops—the episcopacy—to priests in the presbyterate, who share in the bishop’s ministry “in a subordinate degree”, to b…
11 months, 3 weeks ago
Day 213: Bishops and the Episcopacy (2025)
There are three degrees within the sacrament of Holy Orders: the episcopacy (bishops), the presbyterate (priests), and the diaconate (deacons). The C…
11 months, 3 weeks ago
Day 212: In Persona Christi (2025)
The Catechism unpacks—by way of comparison—the “two participations in the one priesthood of Christ”: the common priesthood of all the faithful and th…
11 months, 3 weeks ago
Day 211: The One Priesthood of Christ (2025)
The priesthood of the Old Covenant among the people of Israel is fulfilled in the one priesthood of Christ. The Catechism compares the Old Testament …
11 months, 3 weeks ago
Day 210: The Sacrament of Holy Orders (2025)
The Catechism enters Chapter Three on the “Sacraments at the Service of Communion” which include both Holy Orders and Matrimony. As it introduces the…
11 months, 4 weeks ago
Day 209: Summary of the Anointing of the Sick (2025)
This summary of the Catechism’s teaching about the Anointing of the Sick is concise and rich. This holy anointing brings us hope and courage as we en…
11 months, 4 weeks ago
Day 208: Completing the Earthly Pilgrimage (2025)
The effects of the Anointing of the Sick are numerous and deeply transformative. In times of great need and temptation, this sacrament brings us stre…
1 year ago
Day 207: Celebrating the Anointing of the Sick (2025)
The Anointing of the Sick is not just for those on the verge of death but for any faithful suffering from a grave illness. Fr. Mike explains that bec…
1 year ago
Day 206: Healing the Sick (2025)
By taking up our cross and following Christ, we gain a new way of seeing sickness and frailty. Along with this newness of vision, the Church is given…
1 year ago