Why We Need Rituals and Sacraments

What really happens after we die? As the Church enters November, the month of the last things, Dr. Sri walks through what Catholics believe about judgment, heaven, hell, and purgatory, and why in the end we will be “judged by how we loved.” _ _ For full shownotes, visit Ascension ...  Show more

“Be not afraid. Open wide the doors to Christ.” These were the first words St. John Paul II spoke to the world at his installation Mass in October 1978. They inspire us, but they’re also hard to live. Dr. Sri explores what these words really mean, why trying harder not to be afra ...  Show more

Fr. Josh answers questions about how to properly use sacramentals and how to grow in relationship with God when prayer is tough. Snippet From the Show “Catholics sometimes approach sacramentals as if they are magic or having power in and of themselves, instead of approaching them ...  Show more

Jesus uses his sacraments to save his people. The Catechism proclaims that the sacraments are “efficacious”, the sacraments are “wrought…by the power of God” alone, and the sacraments are “necessary for salvation”. Fr. Mike doubles down on the reality that sacraments cause what t ...  Show more

We continue our examination of Christ’s acts through the sacraments that he instituted. Fr. Mike emphasizes the importance of understanding that the sacraments are sacred signs that “make present efficaciously the grace they signify.” The sacraments specifically signify the Pasch ...  Show more