A very warm thank you to all of those who are still following along here on A Catholic’s Perspective, either by email or on social media. What I had hoped would be a week or two of paused stretched far beyond that. About the Catechism Read-Through I apologize to all of you for the abruptContinue reading “Returning to Writing and What’s Ahead”
Category Archives: More Than Ordinary Catechism 2021
Sacraments of Healing
The two part series on the Sacraments of Healing is here! The Sacraments of Healing help support us spiritually and physically on our road to Heaven. In the video on the Sacrament of Anointing of the Sick, I shared some of my personal experience with this sacrament and how it blessed a very difficult timeContinue reading “Sacraments of Healing”
Sacraments of Initiation
Welcome back after an unplanned hiatus! For this section of the Catechism, I split it up into individual videos about each sacrament. Once we finish the sacraments, we will return to a video a week for the assigned section. Below are the three videos about the Sacraments of Initiation: I thank you for your patienceContinue reading “Sacraments of Initiation”
Liturgy and Sacraments: Beginning Catechism Part II
Blog followers, I am so sorry for the delay in sharing last week’s videos here on the blog! Family and life responsibilities needed my full attention, so I only had time to record and upload the videos to YouTube. This week/weekend I hope to get back on track here and on Instagram. We are, however,Continue reading “Liturgy and Sacraments: Beginning Catechism Part II”
The Resurrection of the Dead and Life Everlasting: The End of Part I
Welcome back to the More Than Ordinary Catechism Read-through, friends! Today we finish Part I: The Profession of Faith! We have read almost 300 pages in our big green edition. In these final articles, we discussed the Resurrection of the Dead and Life Everlasting. This includes: -Why our bodies will join our souls at theContinue reading “The Resurrection of the Dead and Life Everlasting: The End of Part I”
What is the Catholic Church?
Welcome back to the More Than Ordinary Catechism Read-through! This week we talked about all about the Church as the Body and Bride of Christ and her essential qualities of one, holy, catholic, and apostolic. Important video highlights include: a continuation of last week’s exploration of the Church as the People of God (the humanContinue reading “What is the Catholic Church?”
The Last Days, the Holy Spirit, and the (human and divine) Catholic Church
Plus the Latin Mass, Judgment, and the Most Important Thing Welcome back to the More Than Ordinary Catechism Read-through! Last week we talked about the Final Judgment, the Holy Spirit, and started to talk about who the Church is. Important video highlights include: a reminder that we are in the Last Days, God’s words aboutContinue reading “The Last Days, the Holy Spirit, and the (human and divine) Catholic Church”
The Greatest Story Ever Told: Part I & II
Part One: Jesus and the Jews How did Jesus relate to Israel and the Old Covenant? Did this have something to do with the Jews’ negative reaction to Him? The Jews are responsible for His Death, right? Before explaining and addressing Christ’s Passion and Death, the Catechism pauses to consider Christ’s relationship with the JewsContinue reading “The Greatest Story Ever Told: Part I & II”
A Quick Discussion of Christ’s Death and Resurrection
Hello Friends! This is a brief post to share that the “In Brief” video for the week is live! This week we discussed Christ’s relationship with the Jews, His Death, Burial, Descent into Hell, Resurrection, and Ascension into Heaven. This is a very quick look at those topics! The deep dive will be two partsContinue reading “A Quick Discussion of Christ’s Death and Resurrection”
Study Resources for the Incarnation, Conception, and Life of Jesus
The FREE Supplemental Resource Guide to accompany last week’s videos is here! Below you will find books, YouTube videos, podcasts, and more to help you study the Incarnation, Mary’s Immaculate Conception and Perpetual Virginity, and the Life of Jesus through His entrance into Jerusalem. This guide, combined with the Catechism, is intended to give youContinue reading “Study Resources for the Incarnation, Conception, and Life of Jesus”