That Catholic Show - Charity and Mercy
duration: 5 minutes, 57 seconds
Sermon of the Mount, Matthew 5
“Whatever you did for one of these least brothers of mine…you did it for me.”
Mathew 24:40
“I give you another commandment: love one another. As I have loved you, so you also should love one another.”
John 13:34
Catechism of the Catholic Church, paragraph 2013 2013 “All Christians in any state or walk of life are called to the fullness of Christian life and to the perfection of charity.” All are called to holiness: “Be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect.”
In order to reach this perfection the faithful should use the strength dealt out to them by Christ’s gift, so that . . . doing the will of the Father in everything, they may wholeheartedly devote themselves to the glory of God and to the service of their neighbor. Thus the holiness of the People of God will grow in fruitful abundance, as is clearly shown in the history of the Church through the lives of so many saints.
That Catholic Show - You Are A Priest Forever
duration: 5 minutes 59 seconds
Jesus is the “one mediator between God and men.” He is the mediator for all of us, in, with, and through him, we are brought to the salvation of communion and being with God. - 1Timothy 2:5
The Priesthood Debate
Highly recommended, Jim Aiken is a convert to Catholicism and here are some of his notes from a debate he was in. Thus it is concise and offers a starting point of discussion.
Catechism of the Catholic Church
1545 The redemptive sacrifice of Christ is unique, accomplished once for all; yet it is made present in the Eucharistic sacrifice of the Church. The same is true of the one priesthood of Christ; it is made present through the ministerial priesthood without diminishing the uniqueness of Christ’s priesthood: “Only Christ is the true priest, the others being only his ministers.” Read the rest of this entry »