When two people marry, the whole complex gathering of rites-some from the state, some from the family, some from the church-serves many purposes. For one, they show what all these groups think about marriage, and they try to impress these understandings on the couple. For ... [read more]
Holy Orders
The Sacrament of Holy Orders is according to the Catechism of the Catholic Church "the sacrament of apostolic ministry."(For a full discussion of Holy Orders see CCC paragraphs1536-1600) "Ordination" comes from the Latin word ordinatio, which means to incorporate someone into ... [read more]
