How can you obtain an indulgence?

How can you obtain an indulgence?

Deacon Harold Burke-Sivers tells us how to obtain an indulgence. Indulgences can be obtained, once the three prerequisites are met. First, you must receive the Sacrament of Reconciliation. The indulgence is not about just getting a free pass to Heaven. Reconciliation...
Why do Catholics baptize infants?

Why do Catholics baptize infants?

Fr. John Kerns shares why Catholics baptize infants, when many other denominations wait to baptize until much later. He asks, do we let children decide where to go to school, or what to choose for nutrition, or when to eat? What about how to behave? No, we make...
Is the Eucharist really Jesus’ body?

Is the Eucharist really Jesus’ body?

Fr. Mark Bentz discusses the real presence of Jesus in the Eucharist. To begin this discussion, we have to accept two things: (1) that the Bible accurately tells us what Jesus said and did, and (2) that Jesus is God. Without accepting these two points, the discussion...
Why do Catholics confess sins to a priest?

Why do Catholics confess sins to a priest?

Fr. Theodore Lange explains why Catholics confess sins to a priest. He relates the conversion story of a man who had been away from the church for 40 years. This man had acquired a lot of material wealth, worldliness, and sin. After his conversion, he began going to...