The Golden Calf & Our Catholic Mass: 3 Reason Man Cannot Invent the Liturgy
"[Liturgy] cannot spring from imagination, our own creativity - then it would remain just a cry in the dark or mere self affirmation." - Cardinal Ratzinger
Catholic Countdown: The Top 20 Lists of 2012
The last year was a great one for SPL and the community of listers. From must-know Latin hymns to short stories all Catholics should read, SPL catalogued the best in Catholic thought.
EUCHARIST: 46 Basic Questions on the Source and Summit of the Catholic Life
When we say the Sacrament which contains the Body and Blood, we mean the Sacrament which is the Body and Blood, for after the Consecration there is no other substance present in the Eucharist.
Do This in Memory of Me: 7 Questions on the Eucharist and Consecration
Christ gave His priests the power to change bread and wine into His body and blood when He said to the Apostles, "Do this in commemoration of Me."
Transubstantiation: 10 Questions on the Substance of the Holy Eucharist
"Jesus Christ is whole and entire both under the form of bread and under the form of wine."
This Is My Body: 10 Questions to Help Explain the Holy Eucharist
The word Eucharist strictly means pleasing, and this Sacrament is so called because it renders us most pleasing to God by the grace it imparts, and it gives us the best means of thanking Him for all His blessings.
Spiritual Things in Material Things: 5 Quotes from St. John Chyrsostom on the Sacraments
Listers, the sacraments are an essential element to the birth, growth, and transformation of every Catholic believer. We are in some way affected by each of these sacraments every day of our lives. We are reborn in baptism, we are overshadowed by the Holy Spirit at confirmation, we are fed by our Lord in the...
12 Little-Known and Seldom Shared Catholic Quotes
“Like apes, we breed, sleep, and die. Yet like God we say, “I am.” We are ontological oxymorons.”
Peter Kreeft
Let It Be the Armor: 3 Meditations from Aquinas for After Holy Communion
Listers, the Eucharist is the source and summit of the Catholic life. However, articulating our gratitude and both intellectual and emotional response to the literal body, blood, soul, and divinity of the Second Person of the Trinity is a daunting if not impossible task for most of us. Thankfully, the gifted mind of the Catholic...
Pre-Cana with St. John Chrysostom: 7 Tips to a Successful Marriage
Listers, next to converting to Catholicism, the second best choice of my life was marrying my husband. Before I converted and before I met my husband, I did not believe that marriage was a sacrament. Not recognizing this great mysterious gift as one of the major sources of grace caused me to think all sorts...
This Great Sacrament We Hail: 2 Eucharistic Hymns by Thomas Aquinas
"Down in adoration falling / this great sacrament we hail."
46 Questions and Answers to Help You Understand the Sacraments
Listers, the following lesson is taken from the Baltimore Catechism. The Baltimore Catechism was the standard catechism of teaching the faith and catechizing children from 1885 to Vatican II. Its basic question-and-answer approach is the most natural learning style for the human mind and simplifies even the most complex theological questions.
The Character Imprinted on the Soul: 12 More Questions About the Sacraments
"This character remains in the soul even after death; for the honor and glory of those who are saved; for the shame and punishment of those who are lost."
