Grace

Children of God

Catholics are true sons and daughters of a loving Father, baptized into God’s family and able to share in his divine life. Even though...

Faith Alone

While believing in Jesus Christ is absolutely necessary for salvation, Christian faith must be lived out with works of love and mercy. A Catholic...

Holy Communion and Mortal Sin

When receiving Holy Communion, baptized Catholics experience Jesus in the most intimate way and therefore must be in a state of grace, free of...

Confessing to a Catholic Priest

As God, Jesus has the authoritiy to forgive sins. He shared this authority with the Apostles and this same authority and power continues to...

Purgatory

The souls of the dead who are in God’s grace but in need of final purification go through a state called Purgatory. By his...

Confirmation

Along with Baptism and the Eucharist, Confirmation is a Sacrament of Initiation, one of the fundamental rites that bring a person into the Catholic...

Grace is a free and undeserved gift from God that allows man to participate in the life of God. Grace is necessary for salvation....

Love Your Enemies

As children of God, we should try to immitate the Father who loves all people, both good and bad. Jesus commands his disciples to...

Sacraments

Jesus died on the Cross to save man from sin and allow him to share in everlasting life with God in Heaven. The seven...

Faith

Faith is an act of believing in, and having a relationship with, the one, true, living God. By his grace, God gives us faith...