A communion song:This one, by Cheri Keaggy, is one of my favorites… Do you remember your first communion? Or the first communion of someone special in your life? Linking with Michelle … and 3 From Here & There.
That’s like me going up to Muslims a Catholic and going up to Muslims and saying, why don’t you go get the first communion? And then they say, oh, we don’t believe that. And I say, Hey, get you your first comedian. Go comedian, go to confession. And they’re like, what ...
The first Christians had no doubts about how to determine which was the true Church and which doctrines the true teachings of Christ. The test was simple: Just trace the apostolic succession of the claimants. Apostolic succession is the line of bishops stretching back to the apostles. All over...
The exact date of Easter varies each year because it is based on the lunar calendar. It generally falls on the first Sunday after the first full moon following the vernal equinox, which is around March 21. As a result, Easter can occur between March 22 and April 25. ...
First is the recognition that we are alive, that we are aware of our own existence, that we are self-conscious and self-aware. Also contained in the concept of aliveness is the understanding that at some point we will not be alive. We see death at every turn. We see the fact of ...
While Protestants also take part, Catholic churches are particularly associated with Lent. No church history indicates the year when believers first took part in the tradition or what was required. Lenten fasting “has consisted of abstaining from all animal products” for some, but “for others,...
In this sense, confession can be seen as the first step in the broader process of repentance. 9 Repentance, in contrast, is an ongoing process that might begin with a confession but extends into continuous self-assessment and behavior modification. It's not just about making amends for past ...
For example, in 607, Emperor Phocas presented the beautiful Roman Pantheon temple to the pope. The pope removed the statues of Jupiter and the pagan gods and consecrated the Pantheon to "all saints" who had died from Roman persecution in the first three hundred years after Christ. Many ...
The archbishop makes the first declaration towards the high altar. In a change, the declaration at the other three directions is carried out by others - Lady Angiolini, representing Scotland's oldest Order of Chivalry the Order of the Thistle; Baroness Amos - of England's ol...
He really touched my __44__with his words. I felt that all this time I thought of him as a robot, someone who was there for my convenience, but today I suddenly felt a strange communion with him. I am supposed to be more friendly to people who help me with my work and be __45...