On Going to Church

In this blog post I'm going to talk about the importance of going to church.

 

On Donatism - Or Are Other Sacraments Valid?

 I was chatting on Facebook the other day in one of the plethora of Orthodox groups that I am in. A person asked for patristic quotes that the sacraments outside of the Church were not valid. I pulled some quick quotes from my favorite Early Church Father, St. Ignatius, and expected a priest to maybe weigh in if I were reading things wrong.

The Significance of a Sacrament: Communion

 This will be the final post in this series, which means that I have actually finished a series that I started! Obviously, by the title you can tell, dear readers, that this blog post shall be about the sacrament of communion, also called the Eucharist.

The Significance of a Sacrament: Holy Matrimony

Funny, isn't it, that a man who is divorced should write about marriage? And yet, what else would I write about? I've been married for fourteen years, that's just a little shy of half my life. The woman I was married to has been my life for such a long time that quite honestly sometimes I don't know what else to write about. But this particular post isn't about my marriage - failed or otherwise - but about how the Church views the Sacrament of Holy Matrimony.

The Significance of a Sacrament: Holy Unction

I have mentioned a few times before that the Church is a hospital for sinners. The Church is not to be a courtroom presided by judges who condemn us for our sins. But it is there to help heal us. This is seen in all of the sacraments, but especially the sacrament of Holy Unction.

The Significance of a Sacrament: Holy Orders

Now we come to the one sacrament that not everyone can participate in, and I'm not referring to just women. The next sacrament that we are going to discuss is the sacrament of Holy Orders, or Ordination.

The Significance of a Sacrament: Chrismation

I apologize for how long it has taken me to get this post written and posted; I was suffering from some pretty bad migraines. Why? I don't know. If I knew what was causing my migraines I would stop doing whatever it is that is causing them.

Anyhow, where was I? Oh yes, blog post. Let's get on with it, shall we?

The Significance of a Sacrament: Baptism

OK, so far we have talked about what a sacrament is, and one of the sacraments that should be central to our faith, but usually isn't. This next one that is going to be covered most Christians should be familiar with in some shape or form.

The Significance of a Sacrament: Confession

I am starting off this new series with a sacrament that is very important, but also controversial among low church Protestant types. If you couldn't guess from the title of this post the sacrament of which I speak is confession.

The Significance of a Sarcrament

I'm going to try a new series here. I know, I don't think I finished anything else I started, why should this be any different? Well... reasons. And stop making fun of my ADHD, it makes finishing things and keeping focus very