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A Love Story

A Love Story One day, I woke early in the morning to watch the sunrise. Ah the beauty of God's creation is beyond description. As I watched, I praised God for His beautiful work. As I sat there, I felt the Lord's presence with me. He asked me, Do you love me? I answered, Of course, God! You are my Lord and...

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The Perfect Gift

Copyright © Corel. Used with permission. This image may not be saved or downloaded. The Perfect Gift We live and learn in this old world And as we older grow, Still more and more we realize, It's so little that we know. There's one thing that we wish we knew, It's where and when to speak And how to say the things...

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Family and Parenting

Family and Parenting Address to the Meeting of the Adoptive Families Organized by the Missionaries of CharityJohn Paul IISeptember 5, 2000 Anthropological and Ethical Thoughts on Whether Domestic Partnerships Should Have Same Legal Status as the FamilyCardinal Dionigi TettamanziArchbishop of Genoa, ItalySeptember 30, 1998 Beginning at HomeMary Perkins Published by the Bruce Publishing Company in 1947. A book for parents to 'educate'...

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Immensae Caritatis

Immensae Caritatis On Facilitating Reception Of Communion In Certain Circumstances Sacred Congregation of the Sacraments January 29, 1973 The proof of his boundless charity that Christ the Lord left to his Bride the Church, namely, the inexpressible and supreme gift of the eucharist, requires us to deepen our appreciation of this great mystery and to share ever more fully in its saving...

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Norms For Use of Low-gluten Bread and Mustum

Norms For Use of Low-gluten Bread and Mustum On Facilitating Reception Of Communion In Certain Circumstances Congregation for the Doctrine of the FaithAugust 22, 1994 In recent years this dicastery has followed closely the development of the question of the use of low-gluten altar breads and mustum as matter for the celebration of the eucharist. After careful study conducted in collaboration with...

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Memoriale Domini

Memoriale Domini Instruction On The Manner Of Distributing Holy Communion Sacred Congregation for Divine Worship May 19, 1969 When the Church celebrates the memorial of the Lord it affirms by the very rite itself its faith in Christ and its adoration of him, Christ present in the sacrifice and given as food to those who share the eucharistic table. For this reason...

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Inaestimabile Donum

Inaestimabile Donum Instruction Concerning Worship Of The Eucharistic Mystery Sacred Congregation for the Sacraments and Divine Worship April 7, 1980 Following the letter that Pope John Paul II addressed on February 24, 1980, to the bishops and, through them, to the priests, and in which he again considered the priceless gift of the Holy Eucharist, the Sacred Congregation for the Sacraments and...

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