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Reflections of Family and Faith
"The family that prays together stays together." - Venerable Patrick Peyton
Whether you’re a parent, a grandparent, a teen, a college student or a young adult, we encourage you to dig into Catholic Central. Amid the fun, costumes and great graphics in each bite-sized episode are solid nuggets of knowledge about the Faith. Be sure to go to CatholicCentral.com for downloadable resources. Just because it’s now Monday, do you think Easter’s over? Oh, no, it’s just getting started. Today begins Eastertide, a 50-day period that goes all the way to Pentecost Sunday on May 31.
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Good Friday is the day Catholics commemorate the death of Jesus. So why do we call it GOOD Friday? How can we come to a deeper appreciation of this day?
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In the Catholic view of Holy Week, Holy Thursday is considered to be the institution of the Eucharist/Holy Communion. In this Catholic Central episode, Eucharist 101, we go behind the bread and the wine to see what it’s all about.
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The saints exist as inspirations for us, as well as heavenly friends and intercessors. In this brief 8-minute video Catholic Central introduces you to what saints are and a few of the more well-known ones.
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Some people are confused about how Catholics view Christ’s mother, Mary, whom we also call the Mother of God. In this Catholic Central, episode we introduce you to Mary and learn about her place in the Church.
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Nobody likes to admit to committing sins, but we all do – and some of them are far worse and more damaging than others. If you’ve already stumbled, there’s always Reconciliation/Confession, but Catholic Central has some ideas to help you avoid problems in the first place.
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