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What if I need to go to confession and can’t because churches are closed?

Post author:Steve Ray
Post published:January 13, 2021
Post category:Prayer & Spiritual Life Sacraments & Sacramentals
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I have been asked this question many times over the last few weeks. With churches closed and sacraments suspended, what can we do if we need to get to confession? Here is…

Biden, Politics and the Eucharist

Post author:Steve Ray
Post published:December 4, 2020
Post category:Catholic Controversies Politics/United States Sacraments & Sacramentals
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BIDEN AND COMMUNION Russell Shaw writes about the controversy with Joe Biden receiving Communion. “People who think pro-choice Catholic politicians like President-elect Joe Biden shouldn’t be given Communion are often accused…

Do the Sacraments Need A “Digestive Juice”?

Post author:Steve Ray
Post published:November 27, 2020
Post category:Apologetics Sacraments & Sacramentals
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At a recent conference, I mentioned that when we eat we need digestive juices in order to make our food do for our bodies what it was intended to do.…