A Minute in the Church: Life in Christ: One Minute Explanations of Catholic Practice and Devotions

By Gus Lloyd

From the Introduction to the book:

Life in Christ is really simple. But with Catholicism, there are so many great ways to live out that life in Christ. Think of it like an ice cream shop. The basics are chocolate, vanilla and strawberry. And those are great. Heck, I could eat chocolate ice cream for the rest of my life and be perfectly content.

But then I discover that there are other flavors out there. Not just a few, but hundreds. And as I sample other flavors, I discover that I like them as well. I'm not drawn to every flavor, but some I make a regular part of my ice cream diet. While an imperfect analogy, that's kind of what the Catholic faith is like. There are so many other things that may be a blessing to you. Mass and the Sacraments are the essentials. But what if you could broaden your horizons? Would you be willing to try a few other things? Like a novena, or the Rosary or Lectio Divina or Eucharistic adoration, etc.?

• Language: English
• Publisher: eBookIt.com
• Release date: May 18, 2017
• ISBN: 9781456627997

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2016

Anointing of the Sick I

Jesus spent much of His time healing the sick and infirm. He has a special place in His heart for those who suffer. As such, He instituted the Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick.

It used to be thought that this sacrament was only for those near death. That is not the case. In fact, the Catechism of the Catholic Church, paragraph 1514 says this: The Anointing of the Sick "is not a sacrament for those only who are at the point of death. Hence, as soon as anyone of the faithful begins to be in danger of death from sickness or old age, the fitting time for him to receive this sacrament has certainly already