(That which is in brackets is my own explanation.
Fr. Frank Karwacki)
Prof. John Cavadini of Notre Dame University gave an address where he spoke of belonging to different clubs as options. He said, “Judging from the way most of my students seem to think, the Church (the Catholic Church) is a kind of club perhaps invented by Jesus otherwise much like any other club”. He goes on saying many of the students see it as “an optional association of like- minded people”. He says, “The Church was born primarily of Christ’s total self-giving for our salvation anticipated in the institution of the Eucharist (the present day Mass) fulfilled on the cross” He goes on to say, “In fact, if we don’t love the Church, we don’t love Christ fully, we don’t fully see Christ, and we don’t fully see even ourselves as baptized and therefore called into one body, one flesh..” Jesus says in the Gospel of John chapter 6 verse 53 (NAB translation), “Let me solemnly assure you, if you do not eat the flesh of the son of Man and drink of his blood, you have no life in you”. (Hence we need to seek his reconciliation in the sacrament of reconciliation “confession” and participate fully in the Eucharist, the Mass every Sunday, or Sat. evening and all Holy Days of obligation and receive His Flesh and Blood. This is not in a cannibalistic way but rather it is his glorified and risen Body and blood we receive in the Catholic Church which is our Lifeboat in the midst of the storms of life).
(That which is in brackets is my own explanation.
Fr. Frank Karwacki)
Prof. John Cavadini of Notre Dame University gave an address where he spoke of belonging to different clubs as options. He said, “Judging from the way most of my students seem to think, the Church (the Catholic Church) is a kind of club perhaps invented by Jesus otherwise much like any other club”. He goes on saying many of the students see it as “an optional association of like- minded people”. He says, “The Church was born primarily of Christ’s total self-giving for our salvation anticipated in the institution of the Eucharist (the present day Mass) fulfilled on the cross” He goes on to say, “In fact, if we don’t love the Church, we don’t love Christ fully, we don’t fully see Christ, and we don’t fully see even ourselves as baptized and therefore called into one body, one flesh..” Jesus says in the Gospel of John chapter 6 verse 53 (NAB translation), “Let me solemnly assure you, if you do not eat the flesh of the son of Man and drink of his blood, you have no life in you”. (Hence we need to seek his reconciliation in the sacrament of reconciliation “confession” and participate fully in the Eucharist, the Mass every Sunday, or Sat. evening and all Holy Days of obligation and receive His Flesh and Blood. This is not in a cannibalistic way but rather it is his glorified and risen Body and blood we receive in the Catholic Church which is our Lifeboat in the midst of the storms of life).
(That which is in brackets is my own explanation.
Fr. Frank Karwacki)
Prof. John Cavadini of Notre Dame University gave an address where he spoke of belonging to different clubs as options. He said, “Judging from the way most of my students seem to think, the Church (the Catholic Church) is a kind of club perhaps invented by Jesus otherwise much like any other club”. He goes on saying many of the students see it as “an optional association of like- minded people”. He says, “The Church was born primarily of Christ’s total self-giving for our salvation anticipated in the institution of the Eucharist (the present day Mass) fulfilled on the cross” He goes on to say, “In fact, if we don’t love the Church, we don’t love Christ fully, we don’t fully see Christ, and we don’t fully see even ourselves as baptized and therefore called into one body, one flesh..” Jesus says in the Gospel of John chapter 6 verse 53 (NAB translation), “Let me solemnly assure you, if you do not eat the flesh of the son of Man and drink of his blood, you have no life in you”. (Hence we need to seek his reconciliation in the sacrament of reconciliation “confession” and participate fully in the Eucharist, the Mass every Sunday, or Sat. evening and all Holy Days of obligation and receive His Flesh and Blood. This is not in a cannibalistic way but rather it is his glorified and risen Body and blood we receive in the Catholic Church which is our Lifeboat in the midst of the storms of life).
(That which is in brackets is my own explanation.
Fr. Frank Karwacki)
Prof. John Cavadini of Notre Dame University gave an address where he spoke of belonging to different clubs as options.
“An Apocalyptic Awakening” Deacon Harold Burke-Sivers (57:47)
Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dkKXFIoeEm0
“Discerning With the Spirit” Fr. Michael Gaitley (46:33)
Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fsYQsy1zeI8
“Overshadowed by the Power of the Most High” Paul George (44:57)
Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jhB-Vq8u5mc
“Discipleship and the Call of the Holy Spirit” Sr. Ann Shields (52:00)
Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tlwBOk6bDec
“Behold Your Mother” Deacon Harold Burke-Sivers (102:37)
Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SPUBg6ABYf8
