There was a time in Church history when people rationalized that their Mass obligation was satisfied if they attended the offertory, the consecration and holy Communion. Any such thinking was eliminated with the Second Vatican Council.
Why we shouldn’t leave Mass early (or get there late)
Communion: A life-saving balm for mental illness
One of the greatest gifts Catholicism has to offer those of us who experience mental illness is not chaplets or devotions, but a framework for understanding our pain and suffering, and the strong conviction that it will not be in vain.
ANALYSIS: How the synod is modeling a solution to the church’s polarization
The Synod on Synodality’s gathering in Rome is both modeling and providing an answer to the path to authentic unity for a deeply polarized church.
Synod focus on welcoming is what Jesus would do, synod member says
Finding better ways to live “like Jesus did” — reaching out, welcoming, healing and including others — was the focus of a small group discussion at the assembly of the Synod of Bishops.
Questions about a prayer’s validity and whether priests can make mistakes
Questions regarding spiritaul communion and the fallibility of priests are addressed.
‘Totus, totus, totus!’: A reminder and a correction
“Totus” is a word capable of capturing what it means to be Catholic Christians.
‘Protect and support all human life,’ Archbishop Cordileone responds to Pelosi remarks on abortion
Pelosi said outside of “one issue” — referring to abortion — she is “pretty much in sync” with the U.S. bishops on “the social compact” of the Catholic Church.
Confession, indulgences express and strengthen communion, speakers say
The sacrament of confession and the ancient practice of indulgences are closely linked, the cardinal said, and they both are signs and builders of communion.