Catholic Father: Priest of His Domestic Church

During Mass this past Sunday, the Priest explained in his homily the required elements of a Catholic Church building. Every Catholic Church must have a pulpit, a confessional, and an altar. He went on …More
During Mass this past Sunday, the Priest explained in his homily the required elements of a Catholic Church building. Every Catholic Church must have a pulpit, a confessional, and an altar. He went on to apply these elements to the domestic church we should each have in our homes. I thought this would be a good theme for a reflection in applying his instruction in our homes.
The Pulpit – The pulpit in our homes would include all of the Holy books and instructional material available for our families to read and study, principally the Holy Bible as well as catechisms, volumes on the lives of the saints, religious classics, prayer books, and other authoritative documents.
It is a joy for me as a father to share the Catholic Faith with my family and to pass it on to my children. The richness of our Faith is the true Heritage that we give to them that transcends any ethnicity or nationality. In our family, we have gradually accumulated many great Works for study and learning of our entire …More