Sacramental Living

‘First Holy Communion’
‘First Holy Communion’ (photo: wideonet / Shutterstock)

“From the time of the apostles,” says the Catechism of the Catholic Church (1229), “becoming a Christian has been accomplished by a journey and initiation in several stages ... proclamation of the Word, acceptance of the Gospel entailing conversion, profession of faith, Baptism itself, the outpouring of the Holy Spirit, and admission to Eucharistic communion.”

‘Rowing Team’

The Commonly Misunderstood Common Good

“By common good is to be understood ‘the sum total of social conditions which allow people, either as groups or as individuals, to reach their fulfillment more fully and more easily.’” (CCC 1906)