Called to Communion Why Go to Catholic Mass?
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Dec 16, 2025 Is Christmas fundamentally Christian? Explore how it straddles cultural and religious significance. Delve into the concept of purgatory as a necessary step for purification. Discover why Christ shares his human nature with Mary and how grace unfolded through the Old and New Testaments. Learn about the importance of attending Mass for community, moral formation, and the role of confession. Lastly, ponder the complexity of the papacy and the necessity of humility amidst fallible leaders.
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How Grace Changed With Christ
- Grace is always participation in divine nature but its distribution changed after Christ through efficacious sacraments.
- Sacraments make grace more widely and effectively available while cooperation remains necessary.
Why Purgatory Still Makes Sense
- Sin requires intellect and will, not necessarily a body, so the possibility of sin persists after death for rational beings.
- Purgatory cleanses unpaid penance and attachments to sin for those who die in God's love.
Why Ten Commandments Numbering Differs
- The Bible lists commandments but does not number them; numbering differs by tradition and influences interpretation.
- Catholics group image-prohibitions with the First Commandment and separate coveting of spouse from other goods.