[Quote from: John Laux, Mass and the Sacraments, (TAN, 1990) p. 43] St. Justin Martyr in the 2nd century, while St. Ambrose and St. Augustine in the 4th century among many others bore witness to ...

1213 Holy Baptism is the basis of the whole Christian life, the gateway to life in the Spirit (vitae spiritualis ianua) , 4 and the door which gives access to the other sacraments. Through Baptism ...

The sacrament of reconciliation is a sacrament of healing. The word reconciliation means ‘to be at peace again’. Catholics believe that they must seek to obtain forgiveness in the hope that ...