Welcome! This one-semester sophomore course explores the doctrinal, theological, liturgical, and historical dimensions of the seven sacraments in the Catholic faith community. This blog will serve as our class website and a helpful resource for the whole semester.
5/19/2013
5/16/2013
Spring 2013 Final Exam
Below are some flash cards that will help you prepare for the exam. These flash cards will cover the overwhelming majority of the material; however, this list is by no means exhaustive. There will be questions based upon lecture notes, class discussions, the YouCat, and Harcourt. "Proper preparation prevents poor performance." Good luck!
5/12/2013
Franciscan Friars of the Renewal
Please respond to the following questions in your notebook:
What most surprised you about the friars’ lives?
What is one thing you find especially strange about the friars’ lives?
What was one thing you especially like about the friars’ lives?
What most surprised you about the friars’ lives?
What is one thing you find especially strange about the friars’ lives?
What was one thing you especially like about the friars’ lives?
5/04/2013
4/03/2013
Liturgical Inculturation
Examples of Liturgical Inculturation
Ugandan Catholic Liturgy:
Catholic Liturgy in India:
Ugandan Catholic Liturgy:
Catholic Liturgy in India:
3/27/2013
11/29/2012
11/05/2012
Sharing Our Sins
Please read this article by Andrew Santella, entitled "Sharing Our Sins." It was published in Notre Dame Magazine, Spring 2009. As always, take notes over your reading.
10/27/2012
Eucharist Notes
I will continue to update the Blog this week; however, here are most of the notes from this unit:
10/18/2012
10/15/2012
Preparation for Passover
Sacred meals date back to the ancient world where various peoples, tribes, and cultures would sacrifice animals and share a meal together. These meals are significant because the foods and experiences make the past more real or more present to the participants. Likewise, these meals affirm and intensify the bond among the family, tribe, or religious group. For example, the most important meal in ancient Israel -- and even today -- is the Passover. This meal celebrates the passing over of YHWH who slew the firstborn of the Egyptians and the crossing over of the Hebrews from slavery to freedom through the Red Sea.
Rabbi Sharon Brous Passover Interview:
Preparing for Passover:
Rabbi Sharon Brous Passover Interview:
Watch Rabbi Sharon Brous Extended Interview on PBS. See more from Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly.
Preparing for Passover:
Watch Preparing for Passover on PBS. See more from Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly.
10/11/2012
The Magic of the Family Meal
"The statistics are clear: kids who dine with their folks are healthier, happier and better students, which is why a dying tradition is coming back" - Nancy Gibbs
The Magic of the Family Meal by Nancy Gibbs
Freedom from Want, Norman Rockwell
The Magic of the Family Meal by Nancy Gibbs
Freedom from Want, Norman Rockwell
10/08/2012
10/07/2012
Essential Rite of Confirmation
Confirmation is the sacrament that completes baptism; in it the gift of the Holy Spirit is bestowed upon us. In Confirmation the soul of a baptized Christian is imprinted with a permanent seal that can be received only once and marks this individual forever as Christian.
Any Catholic Christian who has received the sacrament of Baptism and is in a state of grace can be admitted to Confirmation. The sacrament of Confirmation is normally administered by the Bishop. When necessary, the bishop can also delegate a priest to do it. In danger of death, any priest can administer Confirmation. The essential rite of Confirmation is the anointing with sacred chrism, which is done by laying on of the hands of the minister who pronounces the sacramental words proper to the rite. In the west this anointing is done on the forehead of the baptized with the words, "Be sealed with the Gifts of the Holy Spirit." In the eastern churches of the Byzantine rite this anointing is also done on other parts of the body with the words, "The seal of the Gift of the Holy Spirit."
Any Catholic Christian who has received the sacrament of Baptism and is in a state of grace can be admitted to Confirmation. The sacrament of Confirmation is normally administered by the Bishop. When necessary, the bishop can also delegate a priest to do it. In danger of death, any priest can administer Confirmation. The essential rite of Confirmation is the anointing with sacred chrism, which is done by laying on of the hands of the minister who pronounces the sacramental words proper to the rite. In the west this anointing is done on the forehead of the baptized with the words, "Be sealed with the Gifts of the Holy Spirit." In the eastern churches of the Byzantine rite this anointing is also done on other parts of the body with the words, "The seal of the Gift of the Holy Spirit."
Confirmation
The sacrament of confirmation is the most challenging of all the sacraments to teach because there is a very real dilemma that many parishes and dioceses face today.
The field is divided into two primary camps: 1) those that consider confirmation a sacrament of initiation, and therefore hold that it should be with baptism and Eucharist, and 2) those that consider it a sacrament of Christian maturity, and therefore believe that the later the sacrament is administered, the better.
In the early church, confirmation was not a separate sacrament from baptism. This is the case because many adults entered the church and they received all three sacraments of initiation 1) baptism, 2) confirmation, and 3) Eucharist at the same time. This practiced changed in roughly the fourth century when Christians were so numerous that the bishop could not be at all the baptisms, so the priests baptized and the bishop later confirmed the baptism. Nevertheless, the sacrament has always been tied closely to the Holy Spirit and the Gifts of the Holy Spirit.
The way the sacrament of initiation are celebrated in Eastern Rite Churches differs somewhat from our Western practice in the Roman Church. In many Eastern Churches, the three sacraments of Christian initiation are always celebrated together in the same celebration, even with infants. The sacrament we call confirmation is known as chrismation and is conferred by the one who baptizes, namely the priest. In the celebration, those being confirmed are anointed not only on the forehead but also on the eyes, nose, ears, lips, chest, back, hands, and feet.
The field is divided into two primary camps: 1) those that consider confirmation a sacrament of initiation, and therefore hold that it should be with baptism and Eucharist, and 2) those that consider it a sacrament of Christian maturity, and therefore believe that the later the sacrament is administered, the better.
In the early church, confirmation was not a separate sacrament from baptism. This is the case because many adults entered the church and they received all three sacraments of initiation 1) baptism, 2) confirmation, and 3) Eucharist at the same time. This practiced changed in roughly the fourth century when Christians were so numerous that the bishop could not be at all the baptisms, so the priests baptized and the bishop later confirmed the baptism. Nevertheless, the sacrament has always been tied closely to the Holy Spirit and the Gifts of the Holy Spirit.
The way the sacrament of initiation are celebrated in Eastern Rite Churches differs somewhat from our Western practice in the Roman Church. In many Eastern Churches, the three sacraments of Christian initiation are always celebrated together in the same celebration, even with infants. The sacrament we call confirmation is known as chrismation and is conferred by the one who baptizes, namely the priest. In the celebration, those being confirmed are anointed not only on the forehead but also on the eyes, nose, ears, lips, chest, back, hands, and feet.
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