Etiqueta: Anointing of the Sick
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Last Rites: The Church at the Threshold
From the earliest days of the Church, the sick were not left alone. Prayer, anointing, and the Eucharist were brought to them as they approached the end of life. This reflection explores what the Church has always done in that final moment—and why it is a return, not a defeat.
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From the Jordan to the Altar: How Baptism Carries Us Through the Whole Christian Life
Before Jesus ever preached or healed, He stepped into a river. In that quiet moment, water, Spirit, and Son met, and baptism became more than ritual. From the Jordan to the church door, from the font to the altar, and even to the bedside of the sick, the same grace keeps meeting us where we…