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What Are the Laity Called to Do? Vocation Beyond the Clergy

Introduction When people hear the word “vocation” within the Catholic Church, their thoughts often drift towards the priesthood, religious life, or maybe the diaconate. While these are certainly important vocations, the laity—the ordinary folks in the pews—also have a crucial role to play. In fact, the Catechism of the Catholic Church emphasizes that “Lay believers […]

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Encountering Christ: The Sacrament of Reconciliation

Introduction The Catholic Church, drawing from the richness of its tradition, teaches that the Sacraments are “efficacious signs of grace, instituted by Christ and entrusted to the Church, by which divine life is dispensed to us” (Catechism of the Catholic Church, 1131). Among these sacraments, the Sacrament of Reconciliation—often called Confession—holds a special place in

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