The Catholic Faith Explained Archives

The Origin and Sacramental Nature of Marriage

by Steven Jonathan Rummelsburg | Jun 25, 2020 | Doctrine, Family, Spotlight, The Catholic Faith Explained | 0 |

Marriage is a principle and guiding theme throughout the Holy Scriptures. It is the symbol and...

Eucharist—Will You Stay or Leave?

by Deacon Michael Bickerstaff | Jun 14, 2020 | Put Out Into the Deep, The Catholic Faith Explained | 0 |

“Super at Emmaus” (detail) by Caravaggio / Public domain Today we celebrate the...

The Weight of Glory

by Dr. Peter Kreeft | Jul 1, 2019 | Prayer / Spiritual Life, Spotlight, The Catholic Faith Explained | 0 |

We can believe we are mere mortals dreaming the dream of immortality, while in fact, we are...

The True Beauty and Confidence found in Knowing Jesus

by Thomas Clements | Mar 12, 2019 | Faith, Spotlight, The Catholic Faith Explained | 0 |

The Oracle of Delphi was said to have the charge “Know Thyself” written above his door. Socrates...

Why Do Catholics Abstain from Meat on Fridays and Fast?

by Deacon Michael Bickerstaff | Mar 10, 2019 | Put Out Into the Deep, The Catholic Faith Explained | 0 |

Our bookstores are filled with books written to help us advance in prayer and the spiritual life. The “secret” we all look for is really no secret at all. At its heart, the gospel message is one of self-denial and...

Heaven and Hell—What Every Catholic Must Know About The Four Last Things

by Deacon Michael Bickerstaff | Sep 23, 2018 | Put Out Into the Deep, The Catholic Faith Explained | 0 |

In the first two installments of this series on the Four Last Things, we examined what every...

Judgment—What Every Catholic Must Know About The Four Last Things

by Deacon Michael Bickerstaff | Sep 16, 2018 | Put Out Into the Deep, The Catholic Faith Explained | 0 |

The Four Last Things Catholic teaching identifies the Four Last Things as: Death Judgment Heaven...

What Every Catholic Must Know About The Four Last Things—Death

by Deacon Michael Bickerstaff | Sep 9, 2018 | Put Out Into the Deep, The Catholic Faith Explained | 0 |

One of the recurring themes you will read on this site is that we are not made for Earth, but for...

Pray the Most Holy Rosary!

by Steven Jonathan Rummelsburg | Aug 29, 2018 | Doctrine, Regular Feature, Steven Jonathan Rummelsburg, The Catholic Faith Explained | 0 |

Venerable Archbishop Fulton Sheen once explained the goal of prayer by deliberating on age. He...

John 6 and Your Eucharistic Faith

by Deacon Michael Bickerstaff | Aug 26, 2018 | Put Out Into the Deep, Sundays, The Catholic Faith Explained | 0 |

Four Sundays ago, I mentioned here that the liturgical calendar of the Church was taking a short break from the Gospel of Mark, which we had been hearing this year at Sunday Mass. Next Sunday, we will return to Mark’s Gospel....

The Day the Light Dawned

by Carmelite Sisters | Jul 2, 2018 | Regular Feature, The Catholic Faith Explained | 0 |

I am a Carmelite Sister who teaches 200 high school students daily during five class periods...

Devotion to the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus

by Deacon Michael Bickerstaff | Jun 8, 2018 | Put Out Into the Deep, The Catholic Faith Explained | 0 |

One can discover a wide and deep variety of devotions and spiritualities in the Catholic faith. Devotion to the Sacred Heart is one of the most visible and important. Very few people whom I know would be unfamiliar with at least...